5 HEALTH BENEFITS OF GUAVA LEAVES

Guava leaves which can be brewed into a medicinal tea has a lot of health benefits as the compounds contained within can serves as powerful antioxidants and nutrients contained within can serve as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents. Some of these compound and nutrients contained in guava leaves include polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, carotenoids, vitamin-A & C, potassium, lycopene and healthy fibers.

1. IT AIDS IN WEIGHT LOSS

For people working on losing weight, guava leaves can be of great help. Guava leaves are effective in weight loss because it prevents complex starch from converting to sugar. This makes you to still feel full even after its being long you ate and hence reduces your appetite for food. The idea here is that the less calories you consume from foods, the faster it will be to shed some weight.

2. IT BOOSTS SPERM PRODUCTION

If your sperm count is low, what you have to do is get some young fresh guava leaves, and get some carrots which you have to slice up. Wash them very well, put them in a pot with little water and boil them properly. Now you just have to drink the water solution every morning and night a week. This is one easy way to boost your sperm count without side effects. However, you are advised not to have sex during the process so that the whole thing builds up.

3. IT LOWERS CHOLESTEROL

Studies have shown that constant drinking of guava leave tea for about 3 months has the ability to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and that is because guava leaves works as liver tonic. According to an article published in Nutrition and Metabolism, guava leaved this by reducing a persons triglycerides and Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol without any side effects on the persons leading to lower cholesterol level (LCL).

4. BENEFICIAL FOR DIABETES

Studies have also shown that drinking guava leaf tea for about 13 weeks has the ability to reduce the risk of diabetes, and it does this by preventing the body from absorbing a high amount of sucrose and maltose. A recent study by Yakult Central Institute in Japan made it clear that consumption of guava leaf has the ability to lower blood sugar level because it reduces alpha-glucosidase enzyme activity in the body.

5. IT BEATS TOOTHACHE

Like I mentioned in the beginning part of this post, guava leaf contains anti-inflammatory compounds and this helps fight toothache, oral ulcers and swollen gums. According to a Nutritionist Anshul Jaibharat, you have to grin the leaves, that is mash it into a paste and then apply it to the affected area for these benefits.

So these are 5 health benefits of guava leaves. Sure there are more health benefits and they include... It improve quality of sleep, it promotes heart health, boost immunity, Soothes Gastrointestinal Issues, it is good for the brain, Prevents Hair Loss, Improves Skin Texture, fights cancer, heals Cold and Cough etc.