Guava leaves are worthy of so much attention since they offer an abundance of health benefits. They are rich in vitamins A and C, potassium, healthy fiber and lycopene.
These are 17 amazing health benefits provided by guava leaves:
1. Stimulate Hair Growth
Take a handful of guava leaves and boil them for 20 minutes in one liter of water. Once boiled, let it cool down to room temperature. Strain the water and then gently apply it on your hair from the root to the tip. Concentrate on your scalp and the roots of your hair. Make sure that you leave the mixture for a few hours and then wash your hair. This mixture is even more effective if you sleep with it during the night. You can wear a shower cap and rinse your hair in the morning.
Guava leaves have proven to be extremely effective in stopping hair loss and stimulating new hair growth due to the high amount of vitamin B they contain, and we all know that this vitamin is essential for hair growth.
Repeat the procedure as often as you can and you’ll see the bald spots disappearing and new hair growing, thicker and healthier than ever before.
2. Lower Your Bad Cholesterol (LDL)
Guava leaf tea can decrease bad LDL cholesterol without affecting good HDL cholesterol levels.
3. Treat Bronchitis and Coughs
You can treat your coughs and bronchitis when you drink tea made from guava leaves.
4. Treat Allergic Reaction
Apply crushed guava leaves onto affected areas to relieve itching caused by allergies
5. Soothe Insect Bites
This method can also be used for relieving insect bites.
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6. A Feeling Of Satiety
Guava leaf tea stops carbohydrates from turning into sugar and thus suppresses appetite. This will also help you to lose weight.
7. Prevent Stomach Upset And Food Poisoning
Guava leaf tea is also great for upset stomach and provides a great help in cases of food poisoning.
8. Treatment Of Digestive Problems
This tea is also effective in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentry since it provides strong antimicrobial properties.
9. Prostate Cancer
Guava leaf tea is considered to be effective in treating enlarged prostate and cancer.
10. It Boosts Fertility
Guava leaves tea is especially recommended for men who deal with fertility problems.
11. Acne Treatment
Guava leaves are high in vitamin C, which helps to heal those trouble spots on your face, called acne and pimples.
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12. Treat Minor Cuts And Abrasion
In order to prevent infections, apply crushed guava leaves on minor cuts like scrapes or abrasion. You can also prepare a tea to relieve an outer ear infection. Leave the tea to cool and then drop some of it in on the affected area.
13. Dengue Treatment
Boil 9 guava leaves in 5 cups of water until the amount you have in your pot reduces by half. This is great in the treatment of dengue.
14. Lower Blood Sugar
Guava leaf tea is very beneficial for diabetics as it reduces blood sugar level and does not stimulate insulin secretion.
15. Treat Toothache
Chew guava leaves in order to relieve toothache, inflamed gums and sores in the oral cavity.
16. Use As A Facial Scrub
If you want to remove blackheads naturally, crush a few guava leaves and stir in a little bit of water. Use this instead of your regular face scrub.
17. Anti-aging Treatment
Mix some crushed guava leaves and water and apply to your face as a facial scrub to help prevent wrinkles and premature aging.
Now when you know all these amazing benefits of guava leaves, you can use them whenever you need, and if you have guava tree in your backyard, you are very lucky.
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