Bayabas (Psidium guajava L.)

Bayabas is a fruit found throughout the Philippines. While the larger varieties are cultivated, most of it grows wild. The leaves and bark are known to be astringent, vulnerary, and antidiarrhetic. The bark is used in the chronic diarrhea of children. The fruit is known to be anthelmintic, and is used for high blood pressure, poor circulation, diabetes and asthma. The fruit also has probably the highest concentration of vitamin C of any of the tropical fruits in the Philippines.