Wonderful Effect of Amrood (Psidium guajava Linn.) Drug of Unani System of Medicine

Introduction: Psidium guajava Linn. , is a perennial plant, which belongs to the family Myrtaceae. It is originally from America, but now it is cultivated in allover India. There are two types of guava fruit- 1) White (Psidium pyriferm Linn. ) 2) Red (Psidium pomiferum Linn. ) Origin and Distribution: Widely distributed throughout the Philippines in all islands and provinces. Common in backyards and settled areas. In thickets and secondary forests at low altitudes, ascending to at least 1, 500 meters. Introduced from tropical America. Thoroughly naturalized. Pan tropic in distribution. Unani Description of Psidium guajava Linn. : It is very famous fruit. There are two types – one is in the season of rain and second is in the season of winter. The winter season guava is better than rainy guava.1, 2, 3, 7.