Abstract

Darshani Hansamani Dewage Dewage Donaand Chandima Shashikala Kumari Rajapakse^*

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/400505

Psidium guajava L. popularly known as a poor man's apple is not just a tropical plant that provides delicious fruit but also offers numerous benefits for mankind across various disciplines due to its rich pool of phytochemicals with bioactive properties. Many scientific investigations confirmed that guava leaves, fruit pulp, peel, and seeds are rich in compounds with nutritional, pharmacological, medicinal, and cosmeceutical properties. The objective of this comprehensive review is to compile the data on photoprotective properties (ultraviolet protection), antioxidants, and antimicrobial activities of Psidium guajava L. published in the last two decades and to discuss how these properties are advantageous for potential photoprotective cosmeceutical industrial applications.

Antioxidant; Antimicrobial; Psidium guajava L.; Ultraviolet

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