Guava leaves can cure all kinds of ailments.

You might be surprised by the unexpected medicinal uses of guava leaves; keep them in mind to treat some ailments without medication!

(VTC News) - You might be surprised by the unexpected medicinal uses of guava leaves. Remember these uses to treat some ailments without medication!

Guava leaves have many medicinal uses.

Diarrhea due to weak spleen and stomach function.

Take 20g of young guava leaves or buds, 10g of charred fresh ginger, and 40g of dried mugwort. Boil them with 3 bowls of water until only 1 bowl remains. Divide this into several portions and drink throughout the day. Continue until cured.

Treating shingles

Wash 100g of young guava buds, add 10g of alum and 1g of salt. Grind everything together in a mortar, then add a little clean water and mix well. Apply this mixture to the affected skin area.

Treat toothache

Due to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, guava can help relieve toothaches and treat gum disease. Boil the guava root bark with a little vinegar and rinse your mouth with the decoction several times a day.

Alternatively, you can crush young guava buds and gently rub them on your gums or the painful tooth. Another method is to wash guava leaves, crush them, add a little salt and warm water, and use a cotton swab to apply the mixture to the painful tooth or gums.

Treat newly formed boils.

Take a sufficient amount of young guava leaves and peach leaves, wash them thoroughly, crush them into a paste, and apply it as a poultice. Repeat several times a day.

Treating bruises caused by falls (without skin abrasions)

Wash fresh guava leaves, crush them, and apply the paste to the bruised area. Repeat several times a day.

Treatment of acute gastroenteritis

Guava leaves aid digestion by stimulating digestive enzymes, possessing antibacterial properties that kill bacteria in the intestinal and stomach lining, and inhibiting the growth of harmful enzymes.

Take young guava leaves, chop them finely, stir-fry them with a handful of rice, then add about 0,5 liters of water and simmer until only 2/5 of the original amount of water remains. Filter the liquid and drink it. Drink 2-3 times a day.

Treat wounds 

To treat bleeding wounds, ulcers, and bruises caused by injury: Wash fresh guava leaves thoroughly with salt water, crush them into a paste, and apply it to the affected area.

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