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Non-scientific name:

guava

3 Accepted name(s) for "guava":

Accepted name
Psidium guajava L.
Inga edulis Mart.
Eupomatia laurina R.Br.

34 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaf, fruit
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaf, frond
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Psidium guajava Linn. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. unripe fruit, juice, oil leaves, flower, fruit, seed
Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. flower
Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. fresh leaves leaves
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Common Med. Pl. of Portland, Jamaica (Summer & Thomas, 2009) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaves
Philippine Herbal Med. (Alvarez, 2005-2022) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. root
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Leaf, Fruit
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Psidium guajava# Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Psidium guajava Linnaeus Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Leaf, fruit
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. dried leaf leaf
Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaf
Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Psidium guajava Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaves, fruits
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Psidium guajava Linn. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. fresh or dried leaves leaf
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaf, stem, root
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. leaf, fruit, seed
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.
Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015) Inga edulis Mart. Inga edulis Mart. Inga edulis Mart. Bark
Med. Pl. of Yaegl Community, Australia. (Packer et al., 2012) Eupomatia laurina R. Br. Eupomatia laurina R.Br. Eupomatia laurina R.Br. leaf, fruit

180 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "guava":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aambak Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
abas Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
aduoba Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
agua Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
aguoba Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
aguwa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
aguwo Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
amaruuda Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
amasi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
amba Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
ambaru Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ambhok Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
amrood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
amrud Other Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
amrut Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
amruta-phalam Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
apple guava Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
araca-goiba Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
arasa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
araçá-goiaba Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
araçá-guaçú Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
arena agria Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
asiuit Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
asiwit Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
banjiro Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
banjirō Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
banziro Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bayabas Other Philippine Herbal Med. (Alvarez, 2005-2022)
bek Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
belauki Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
belauti Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bidji Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bihi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bilauti Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
borimak Other Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bugoyab Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
buyaki Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bǎi zǐ shù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
coloc Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
common guava Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dijamboé Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
djamboe Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
djamboe folium Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
djambu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
djambu bidji Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
djambu klutuk Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
eguabe Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
enendi Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
fa-rang Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
folium guavae Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
fulunta Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
fān shí liú Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fān shí liú yè Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fān táo shù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
goa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
goavier Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
goavy Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goba Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
goejaba Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goiaba Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goiabeira Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goiabeira-vermelha Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goiabeiro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
gouyav Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
gouyave Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
gouyavier Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
gowa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
goyav Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goyave Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
goyavier Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
goyya Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
grosse gelbe Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
gua Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guabang Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
guafa Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guaiaba Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
guaiava Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
guajava Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
guajave Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guava leaf Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
guava tree Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guave Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guavenbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
guayab Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
guayaba Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayaba cak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayaba colorada Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayaba de gusano Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayaba de venado Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayaba del peru Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayaba peruana Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayabacotorrera Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayabe Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayabero Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayabilla Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
guayabilla cimarrona Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
guayabo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayabo agrio Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayabo morado Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
guayaboblanco Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayava Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayave Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guayavebaum Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
guega Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
guyaba Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
gwaabaa Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
gwawa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
hind armudu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
hojas de guayaba Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
ipera Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
jaama Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
jamba Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
jambu batu Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jambu biji Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
jambu burung Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kautonga Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
kiswahili Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
koejawel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
koyya Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
krue Other Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
kuabas Other Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
kuahpa Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kuava Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
kuawa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
kuiaba Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
kuliabas Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
ku’ava Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
lambu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
latam Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lattam Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lemon guava Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lupro Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mabera Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
maduriam Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
malaka Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mankala Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mansala Other Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
manssla Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
motiram Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
mpera Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
mugwavha Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
ngoaba Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
nulu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
oguawa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
palo de guayabo blanco Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
pat’a Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
pera Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
perala Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
perodelle indie Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
peruka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
peyara Other Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
peyera Other Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
pichí Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
posh Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
psidii pyriferi folium Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
psidio Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
psidium Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
punjo Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
quwawa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
red guava bark Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
red guava root Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
sari guafa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
sigra Other Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
sikra Other Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
tuava Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
ugwoba Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
wampaa Other Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015)
warakel-guafa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
wariafa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
woba Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
xalxoctl Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
xalxócotl Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
xaxokotl Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
xaxucotl Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
yellow guava Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
‫جوافا‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
番桃树 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
番石榴 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
番石榴叶 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
百子树 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)