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Abstract

Statement of the Problem

1. What are the health benefits in drinking guava tea leaves?

2. What are the steps in making a guava leaf tea?
3. Is there harm in drinking a guava leaf tea?

Procedure

1. I and my mother pick some guava leaves near in my house.

2. I tear the leaves into pieces.

3. I boil the small leaves with three (3) cups of water.

Findings

1. Guava leaf tea may be effective in lowering blood glucose levels.

2. Guava leaf tea is also a popular treatment for diarrhea.

3. Guava leaf tea is useful in treating ailments associated with the mouth

4. Guava leaf tea has shown effectiveness when used as a topical treatment of skin
and soft tissue infections

Conclusions

1. Drinking guava leaf tea has many benefits such as lowering blood sugar levels,
treatment for diarrhea, mouth ailments and infections.

2. There are 2 steps in making a guava leaf tea, these are infusions which are
made by starting with boiling water and letting the herbs soak for 10-20 minutes,
and Decoctions which is adding your herbal material to cold water, heat it to
boiling, and then simmer for 20 minutes or more.

3. There is no harm or toxicity in drinking a guava leaf tea.

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Acknowledgement

First, I thank to God for guiding me while I’m doing this investigatory project.

I also thank my father named as Papa Jun and my mother named Mama Bebeth
for the materials needed in my study and to make my investigatory project about the
guava leaf tea.

Not but not least, I also express my thankfulness to my Kuya Brian that
researches the facts and importance of a guava leaf tea.

MJ.M.A

Background of the Study

Most of the people nowadays often exhibit lifestyle that is not suitable in
becoming healthy. This is the reason why most people easily get sick, it’s because of
what they eat, drink and do in their daily lives. So people who get sick instantly buy
medicines that they don’t know that it’s too expensive and it really doesn’t help them in
curing or preventing in getting sick.

A solution to those problems of getting sick is not always going to a doctor or

drinking medicines. These illnesses can be cured even if they are just in their house.
They just need to go to their backyard, go to a guava tree, pick up some guava leaves
and boil the guava leaves with three cups of water. These leaves are one of the most
readily available solutions offered for ever person without getting tires on going to a
drugstore or a hospital. People just need to learn how to make a guava leaf tea and
drink it. How to make one? Let’s explore together and know the essence of guava leaf
tea.

Objectives

- To determine the health benefits in drinking a guava leaf tea

- To know the steps in making a guava leaf tea
- To discuss its benefits and share it to families and friends for
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Statement of the Problem

1. What are the health benefits in drinking guava tea leaves?

2. What are the steps in making a guava leaf tea?
3. Is there harm in drinking a guava leaf tea?
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Hypothesis

- Guava leaf tea is good for health of the people

- Drinking Guava leaf tea is not harmful

Significance of the Study

- The purpose of the study is to determine the steps or process in making a

guava leaf tea. It also seeks to support the previous studies regarding the
benefits of guava in certain diseases.

The findings may be significant to the following:

- Students- will benefit a lot from this study because they will be provided with
new sets of knowledge regarding herbal treatment.

- Community- this study will provide the people of the community to have an
alternative when in comes to treating the mentioned diseases

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

This study is conducted at Barrio Pacita, Caloocan City. A place where in a guava
tree planted. The respondents are limited only to 5 people who drink guava leaf tea.

Methodology:
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Materials needed:

Guava leaves

Water

Procedure:

There are 2 methods in making medicinal herbal teas: Infusions and Decoctions.
Infusions are made by starting with boiling water and letting the herbs soak for 10-20
minutes. To make an herbal decoction, you add your herbal material to cold water, heat
it to boiling, and then simmer for 20 minutes or more. Decoctions are more often used
with root and bark material because medicinal qualities are more difficult to extract.

1. I and my mother pick some guava leaves near in my house.

We go near a guava tree. We pick some guava leaves.

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2. I tear the leaves into pieces.

I tear the fresh leaves into small pieces. These are the dried leaves.

3. I boil the small leaves with three (3) cups of water.

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I boil the guava leaves.

Comparison

Commercial Tea Guava Leaf Tea

-expensive -costless

-you need to go in a store to buy it -you just need to go to your backyard

and pick some leaves

-available only to supermarkets and -readily available at the backyard

store

Findings
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(Diabetes) Guava leaf tea may be effective in lowering blood glucose levels.
According to a study published in 2010 in "Nutrition and Metabolism" and conducted by
the Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research in Tokyo, Japan, consumption
of guava leaf tea inhibits alpha-glucosidase enzymes. The inhibition of these enzymes
results in reduction of blood glucose levels; the suppression of elevated blood glucose
levels is critical in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

(Diarrhea) Guava leaf tea is also a popular treatment for diarrhea. Diarrhea is
caused by toxins produced by germs that colonize on the lining of the intestinal tract.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, the consumption of guava leaf tea will prevent the
germs from producing toxins that cause diarrhea. In addition, guava leaf tea will also
inhibit the activity of the toxins that may have already been produced.

(Mouth Ailments) Guava leaf tea is useful in treating ailments associated with
the mouth. According to "The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth" by Jonny Bowden, the tea
made from the guava leaf can treat ulcers in the mouth. In addition, as a gargling agent,
guava leaf tea can alleviate discomfort associated with sore throats, laryngitis and
mouth swelling.

(Infections) Guava leaf tea has shown effectiveness when used as a topical
treatment of skin and soft tissue infections. A study conducted at Federal University of
Technology in Yola, Nigeria revealed the components of the guava leaf extract promoted
anti-bacterial properties, which prevented infections in surgical wounds and other skin
and soft tissue infections.

Conclusions

Based on the study made, here are the conclusions made by the researcher:

1. Drinking guava leaf tea has many benefits such as lowering blood sugar levels,
treatment for diarrhea, mouth ailments and infections.
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2. There are 2 steps in making a guava leaf tea, these are infusions which are
made by starting with boiling water and letting the herbs soak for 10-20 minutes,
and Decoctions which is adding your herbal material to cold water, heat it to
boiling, and then simmer for 20 minutes or more.

3. There is no harm or toxicity in drinking a guava leaf tea.

Recommendations

Here are the recommendations made by the researcher based on the results of
the study:

1. Promote drinking of guava leaf tea to all ages for them to become healthier.

2. That this study should contribute to the knowledge of their teachers so that they
will also share the benefits of drinking guava leaf tea to their students.

3. That the school should teach the students and parents of the students on how to
make a guava leaf tea.

4. Drink guava leaf tea at least one or two times a day especially for diabetic
patients.

5. For non-diabetic drinkers, you may add ½ - 1 tablespoons of sugar to add taste.