The medicinal plants of Myanmar
Author
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Deceased
Author
Krupnick, Gary A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-4826
Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC- 166, Washington, DC, 20013 - 7012, USA
krupnick@si.edu
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Psidium guajava L.
Names.
Myanmar
:
malaka
,
mankala
.
English
: guava.
Range.
New World tropics.
Use.
Leaf
and
Fruit
: Used in the treatment of diabetes.
Notes.
Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in
Jain and DeFilipps (1991)
. Indigenous medicinal uses of this species in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) are described by
Dagar and Singh (1999)
. Medicinal uses of this species in China are discussed by
Duke and Ayensu (1985)
.
The medicinal uses of this plant in the Caribbean region, as well as its chemistry, biological activity, toxicity and dosages, are discussed by
Germosen-Robineau
(1997)
. The chemistry, pharmacology, history, and medicinal uses of this species in Latin America are discussed in detail by
Gupta (1995)
.
The chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and traditional medicinal uses of this plant on a worldwide basis are discussed in detail by
Ross (1999)
. A pharmacognostical profile including medicinal uses of this plant in Africa is given in
Iwu (1993)
. Data on the propagation, seed treatment, and agricultural management of this species are given by
Katende et al. (1995)
and
Bekele-Tesemma (1993)
.
Uses of this plant in the Upper Amazon region, including preparations of the flowers for helping to regulate menstrual periods, are given by
Castner et al. (1998)
.
Mors et al. (2000)
note that studies of the flavonoid components of leaf extracts of this species on guinea pig ileum demonstrated an inhibition of contractions, which may explain the antidiarrheic activity of this species.
Reference.
Nordal (1963)
.