Psidium Gujava

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Guava (E); Guayaba (C,P); Nulu (Cu); Purijo (Ch) . The edible fruit, often laden with maggots, is said to make the eater smell like a bedbug. It is used to make wines and jellies. The roots are eaten in soup. The leaves are chewed to relieve toothache and are used as a cataplasm, astringent, anticholeric, antidiarrhetic, and anticatarrhic. Wild fruits are supposed to expel phlegm, cut cholera, and improve jaundice. It is one ingredient for respiratory ailments among Choco children (!). It is also used to fatten pigs.