| [English Name] | Bark of Guava,Bark of Common Guava | |
| [Chinese Name] | 番石榴子 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Fanshiliuzi | |
| [Latin Name] | Psidium guajava L. | |
| [Genera] | Myrtaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | shouseyao | |
| [Pictures] | Plant picture | Drug picture |
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| [Ecology] | It grows in wasteland or low hillsides.It is cultivated all over the south China,commly is the wideness of landscape. | |
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| [Clinical trial] | Lingnan CaiYao record：scabies due to Wet poison treated with bark cineration applying coucao natural juice. Toothache treated with velamen and Vinegar decoction. Child Sores furuncle treated with fanshiliuzi decoction washing using chicken feather. |
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1. It can be eaten fresh directly after cleaning (without peeling off). Someone likes to cut it into pieces onto a plate with a few plum powders or salts, which has a unique flavor. Family juice machine could be used for self making juice to enjoy the distinctive taste in life. 2. Guava fruit can be made into juice, jam, and preserved fruit. It could be also made into bonsai, which has a promising market. At present, it is one of the best seller in |
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