Analysis Of Psidium Guajava

According to Rodak’s (2016), Platelets, which are also known as thrombocytes, initiate the vessel wall repair when damaged to keep the integrity of blood vessel and regulate the hemostasis. Platelets are round or oval, no nucleus, and small in size , ranging from 2 to 4 μm in dimater. They are vital to life and are studied for their significance physiology. Consequent to vessel injury, platelets are activated to form plug at the site of injury to prevent blood loss. Vessel injury exposes the subendothelial matrix components to blood cells causing the adhesion and aggregation of platelet (Gowert et al., 2017). Upon activation of platelet, signal transduction will stimulate the activation phospholipases by the mobilization and increase intracellular
Psidium guajava, commonly called as Apple Guava, is the most common guava. Psidium guajava plant is a large evergreen shrub or small tree that usually grows up to 15 m in height. It is native in Mexico and Central America and is common throughout all warm areas of tropical America and the West Indies. Today, the plant is widely distributed to the Asia and west coast of Africa. In China, guavas are used as an anti-inflammatory and hemostatic agent. Guava serves as both food supplement and also very useful medicine because of its richness in different biological substances such as dietary fiber, protein, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, iron, vitamin A, vitamin b1, vitamin C, which is higher than in citrus fruits, vitamin b2, vitamin b3 and folic acid. Flavonoid attributes the major therapeutic activity of guavas, also demonstrated antibacterial activity. It also has a positive effect in liver, digestive system, heart and intestinal function. Guava can also be eaten by diabetics and those suffering from kidney and liver related problems. In addition, the guava’s leaves, bark, fruits and roots are used in treatment of cough, fever, diarrhea, constipation, bad breath, gum problems and numerous other health problems. (Kumari et al.,