Abstract

RODRIGUEZ AMADO, Rafael; LAFOURCADE PRADA, Ariadna  and  PEREZ RONDON, Liana. Psidium guajava L. leaves. Rev Cubana Farm [online]. 2013, vol.47, n.1, pp. 127-135. ISSN 0034-7515.

Introduction: the s Psidium guajava L. species (guava), is used traditionally as antidiarrheal. The patients reject the 20 % tincture because of its unpleasant flavor. Objective: to evaluate the state of the art in the usefulness of the guava leaf extracts. Methods: an extensive review of the national and international databases such as HighWire, DOAJ, EBSCO, Scielo, Scopus, Chemical abstract, Medline, PudMed Pharmaceutical Abstract from 1753 to 2012. Results: the chemical composition of the guava leaves was reported. There are preclinical and clinical assays that confirm their antidiarrheal effect. No toxic effects were reported. The pharmaceutical forms of this species are limited. Conclusions: the leaves of this plant are innocuous. It is necessary to conduct more studies to guarantee the effectiveness of this species. Other therapeutic variants of this species should be prepared to use them as antidiarrheal agents.

Keywords : Psidiun guajava; guava; antidiarrheal; guava preparations.

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