Psidium guajava: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-27

  Gutiérrez, Rosa Martha Pérez ^a   Mitchell, Sylvia ^b   Solis, Rosario Vargas ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clinical; Complementary medicine; Myrtaceae; Pharmacological actions; Phytochemical constituents; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASTRAGALIN; ATROPINE; AVICULARINE; BETA CAROTENE; CAFFEIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CHLORPROPAMIDE; COUMARIC ACID; ELLAGIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; GUAIJAVERIN; GUAVA EXTRACT; GUAVIN B; IBUPROFEN; JACOUMARIC ACID; KAEMPFEROL; MECOCYANIN; METFORMIN; MORIN 3 O ALPHA LEVO ARABINOPYRANOSIDE; PILOCARPINE; PLACEBO; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; PYCNOGENOL; QG 5; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSIDE; QUERCETIN3 ALPHA LEVO ARABINOFURANOSIDE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANALGESIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DENTAL CARIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYSENTERY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENTERITIS; FRUIT; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GUAVA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LIVER PROTECTION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; POULTICE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULCER; VIRUS INFECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSIDIUM;

MYRTACEAE; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 40949157010     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.025     Document Type: Review

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