Apart from being a good source of vitamin C, what are the benefits of guava.
The guava known as the winter fruit,carries a wealth of taste as well as health inside it.It is said that after the gooseberry in fruits the highest amount of vitamin C is found in guava.Let us know about the health benefits of this winter fruit Guava.
Guava has a soft nature and good for constipation
Its most commonly used in constipation.Regular consumption of guava fruit gives a lot of relief in chronic constipation problem.In case of stomach irritation,the consumption of guava provides coolness.
Regular consumption of guava gets rid of intestinal worms.Guava is also very beneficial in terms of purity of blood.
Not only guava fruit leaves also have many benefits
There is no doubt that the fruit of guava is beneficial but you will be surprised to know that its leaves also bring many benefits.Considerable amounts of vitamin C and anti-oxidants are found in its leaves. This helps to protect the heart from free radicals.Not only this the leaves of guava decrease LDL cholesterol also known as bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol (HDL cholesterol).
Good for type 2 diabetic patients
By drinking tea of guava leaves the amount of sugar in the body is reduced by 10 percent.Guava leaves work as a medicine for people with type 2 diabetes.
Natural pain killer
Guava leaves are more effective than many painkillers.Consuming the extract of guava leaves (at least 6 mg daily) reduces the pain of spasms and stomach aches during periods.
Nutrients in guava
Talking about the nutritional value of guava,the amount of water in it is 76.1%. There are also 1.5% protein, 0.2% fat, 14.5% carbohydrate, 0.01% calcium, 0.04% phosphorus. 100 grams of guava contains 1 mg of iron and 300 mg of vitamin C. In this way, most of the vitamin C is found in guava after amla.Guava juice can also be consumed for nutritional value. 100 ml of freshly extracted juice of guava contains 70 to 100 mg of vitamin C.
