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Health Benefits of Guava
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Many of you may have tasted
this mouth-watering treat, or have at least seen or heard about it. Guava is
very common in Asian countries, but is increasingly available in the western
world, particularly as more of its health benefits are revealed. It is a
somewhat round or pear-shaped seasonal fruit, and is light green, yellow, or
maroon in color on the outside when it is ripe. Guava also has white or maroon
flesh and lots of small hard seeds enveloped in very soft, sweet pulp. It is
eaten raw (ripe or semi-ripe) or in the form of jams and jellies.
Health Benefits of Guava
a. Diarrhea & Dysentery:
Guava is very rich in astringents (compounds those make your gums feel tighter
and fresh after you chew guava leaves or eat a raw guava or use some
toothpaste) which binds up loose bowels in diarrhea. These astringents are
alkaline in nature and have disinfectant and anti-bacterial properties, thus
help cure dysentery by inhibiting microbial growth and removing extra mucus
from the intestines. Further, other nutrients in guava, such as vitamin-C,
Carotenoids and potassium strengthens and tones up the digestive system and
disinfect it. Guava is also beneficial in gastroenteritis due to reasons stated
above.
b. Constipation: Guava is one
of the riches sources of dietary fiber. Its seeds, if ingested whole or chewed,
serve as excellent laxatives. These two properties of guava help forming
bowels, retaining water and clean your intestines and excretory system
thoroughly. It is said that single constipation can lead to seventy two types
of ailments. It is absolutely true. Every way to your total health goes through
proper digestion and more importantly, proper excretion. Guava ensures both of
these.
c. Cough & Cold: Juice of
raw and immature guavas or decoction of guava-leaves is very helpful in giving
relief in cough and cold by loosening cough, reducing mucus, disinfecting the
respiratory tract, throat and lungs and inhibiting microbial activity due to
its astringent properties. Guava is one of richest in vitamin-C and iron which
are proven to be preventive against cold and viral infections. In some areas in
India, roasted ripe guava is used as a remedy against extreme cases of cough
and cold and congestion.
d. Skin Care: Guavas can help
improve your skin texture and avoid skin problems more than the best of beauty
creams or skin toner gels can do. This is chiefly due to the abundance of
astringents in its fruits (more in immature ones) and in leaves. You can
benefit from it either by eating the fruits (this help tighten your muscles
apart from your skin) or by washing your skin with the decoction of its
immature fruits and leaves. It will tone up and tighten the loosened skin. In
addition to the astringents, guava is very-very rich in vitamin-A, B, C and
potassium which are very good anti oxidants and detoxifiers and keep your skin
glowing and free from aging, wrinkles and other disorders.
e. High Blood Pressure: Guava
helps reduce cholesterol in blood and prevents it from thickening, thereby
maintaining fluidity of blood and reducing blood pressure. Studies have shown
that food stuffs which lack fiber (such a refined flour) add to blood pressure,
due to quick conversion to sugar. Guava, being very rich in fiber and
hypoglycemic in nature, helps reduce blood pressure.
f. Weight Loss: Guava is very
helpful for those who want to lose weight without compromising with their
intake of proteins, vitamins and fiber. Guava, being very high in roughage and
very rich in vitamins, proteins and minerals, but with no cholesterol and less
digestible carbohydrates, is very filling and satisfies appetite very easily.
Just have a medium sized guava in the lunch and you will not feel hungry till
night. But ironically, it helps gaining weight in lean and thin people. This is
probably due to its richness in nutrients, which keeps your metabolism right
helping proper absorption of nutrients.
g. Scurvy: Guava can outdo
many other fruits, including orange and other citrus fruits, when it comes to
concentration of vitamin-C, whose deficiency causes scurvy and which is the
only remedy to it. It contains five times the vitamin-C in oranges.
source: www.organicfacts.net
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