Guava leaves

Psidium guajava

leaf · infusion

Guava leaf in infusion, rich in tannins, common across South-East Asia and Latin America.

Origin

Tropical America

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Dried or fresh, a few leaves are infused for ten minutes in barely simmering water; then strained and the leaves discarded.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Flavonols (quercetin)

Did you know?

Wherever the tree grows, people make a tisane of it — long before the fruit ever traveled.