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Antioxidative Activity of Psidium guajava Leaf Extract-A Review


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1 Department of Biochemistry, M.I.E.T. Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli–620 007, Tamilnadu, India
2 Department of Biotechnology, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore–641 105, Tamilnadu, India
3 Department of Biochemistry, M.I.E.T. Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli–620 020, Tamilnadu, India
4 Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam-612 001, Tamilnadu, India
     

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Psidium guajava Linn. (Guava) family Myrtaceae is an important food crop plant used traditionally for medicinal purposes around the world. The pharmacological actions and the medicinal uses have demonstrated the ability of this plant to exhibit antioxidant, hepatoprotection, anti-allergy, antimicrobial, antigenotoxic, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, antispasmodic, cardioactive, anticough, antidiabetic, antiinflamatory and antinociceptive activities, supporting its traditional uses. The important active constituents are essential oils, flavonoids, carotenoids, polyphenolic compounds, pentacyclic triterpenoids, esters, and aldehydes etc. This review explains the evidence-based information regarding the antioxidative activity of Psidium guajava.

Keywords

Psidium guajava, Antioxidant, Free Radicals.
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Authors

W. Sherly Beena
Department of Biochemistry, M.I.E.T. Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli–620 007, Tamilnadu, India
K. Vijaya Kumar
Department of Biochemistry, M.I.E.T. Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli–620 007, Tamilnadu, India
M. Shakeera Banu
Department of Biotechnology, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore–641 105, Tamilnadu, India
A. Vijaya Anand
Department of Biochemistry, M.I.E.T. Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli–620 020, Tamilnadu, India
P. Sampath Kumar
Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam-612 001, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


Psidium guajava Linn. (Guava) family Myrtaceae is an important food crop plant used traditionally for medicinal purposes around the world. The pharmacological actions and the medicinal uses have demonstrated the ability of this plant to exhibit antioxidant, hepatoprotection, anti-allergy, antimicrobial, antigenotoxic, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, antispasmodic, cardioactive, anticough, antidiabetic, antiinflamatory and antinociceptive activities, supporting its traditional uses. The important active constituents are essential oils, flavonoids, carotenoids, polyphenolic compounds, pentacyclic triterpenoids, esters, and aldehydes etc. This review explains the evidence-based information regarding the antioxidative activity of Psidium guajava.

Keywords


Psidium guajava, Antioxidant, Free Radicals.