leucoderma.
Flowers—galactagogue.
Peach seeds are a constituent of a traditional Chinese herbal drug which has been used for the treatment of gynaecological disorders such as hypermenorrhea, dysmenorrhoea and infertility
Peach fruit extract containing nitrile glycosides, such as prunasin and amygdalin, has been reported to inhibit the growth of Sarcoma-180 cells in culture.
Fast-acting, wrinkle-eliminating cosmetic formulations contain peach kernel extract as one of the components.
The heartwood contains beta-sitosterol and its D-glucoside, hentriacontane, hentriacontanol, and the flavonoids naringenin, dihydrokaempferol, kaempferol and quercetin.
Pseudarthria viscida Wt. &Arn.
Family Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat Orissa throughout South India and Gujarat.
Ayurvedic Sanaparni, Shaalaparni (Kerala).
Siddha/Tamil Neermalli.
Action Root—astringent, febrifuge, antirheumatic. A decoction or
powder is used for biliousness and diarrhoea. Used as a substitute for Desmodium gangeticum (Shaalaparni) in South India.
Leucopelargonidin has been isolated from the root.
Psidium guajava Linn. Family Myrtaceae.
Habitat Native to Central America; cultivated chiefly in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.
English Guava
Ayurvedic Peruka (non-classical), Amaruuda.
Siddha/Tamil Koyya.
Action Unripe fruit—antidiarrhoeal. Leaves—used for dysentery, diabetes, cough and cold. Flowers— anthelmintic.
Guava juice may be helpful in regulating blood sugar in type 2 diabetes and syndrome X. (Sharon M. Herr.)
A residue obtained from methanolic fraction of unripe fruits was found to possess significant antidiarrhoeal activity. The fraction decreased gastric motility in an experimental animal model. The fraction was also found to inhibit significantly the growth of different strains of Shigella sp. and Vibrio
