cas

Cas

Latin Name: Psidium friedrichsthalianum

Family: Myrtaceae

Other names: Costa Rican guava, Sour guava

Culinary use

The sour cas fruit is eaten raw and cooked. It is often made into a refreshing drink or eaten fresh with a little salt. The fruit also be cooked into pies or used to make jellies and sauces.

Medicinal use

Effective against diarrhea, dysentery, gastroenteritis, hypertension, diabetes, caries, pain relief, cough, oral ulcers and to improve locomotors coordination and liver damage inflammation.

SOURCES

Useful Tropical Plants

Plants of the World Online