Chemical and Pharmacological Profile of <i>Psidium guajava</i>: A Mini Review

Kapil Dev; Shraddha Srivastava; Rohit Bisht

doi:10.36808/if/2022/v148i4/168880

Chemical and Pharmacological Profile of Psidium guajava: A Mini Review

Authors

Kapil Dev Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad - 201002
Shraddha Srivastava Phytochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015
Rohit Bisht Phytochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i4/168880

Keywords:

Psidium guajava, Guava, Myrtaceae, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Meroterpenoids.

Abstract

Psidium guajava, is an important medicinal plant in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is mainly cultivated as a food crop throughout the world. The plant has been widely used as nutritious food and folk medicine in several disorders. Several secondary metabolites belonging to meroterpenoids, phenolics, flavonoids, flavonoid glycosides, carotenoids, terpenoids have been isolated from different parts of the plant. The extracts and metabolites mainly from leaves and fruits possess various pharmacological activities. The literature survey showed that P. guajava is mainly known for its antispasmodic, hypoglycemic, and antidiarrheal properties. The fruits are rich in flavonoids and phenolics, hence exhibiting potent antioxidant activity. The plant is also reported for several other pharmacological properties such as hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, cardioprotective, antiosteoporotic, antinociceptive activities, etc. The review aims to compile the chemical profile and pharmacological properties of the plant.

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