PSIDIUM GUAJAVA IMPROVED EXTRACTS, METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND USING THE SAME IN THE TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

The present invention is related to the obtention of phyto-drugs that contain standardized extracts resulting from the guava plant (Psidium guajava L), particularly from its leaves (Psidii guajavae folium), which are useful for treating diverse gastrointestinal conditions related to disorders of the nervous system associated with the gastrointestinal performance. The anti-microbial, anti-motility, spasmolitic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-secretory properties of the phyto-drugs are clinically evaluated as well as the non-toxicity of the invention, said properties enabling the same to be clinically used for treating gastrointestinal disorders. La invencion se relaciona con la obtencion de fitomedicamentos que contienen extractos estandarizados provenientes de la planta de guayaba (Psidium guajava L), particularmente de sus hojas (Psidii guajavae folium), utiles para el tratamiento de diversos padecimientos gastrointestinales relacionados con disfunciones del sistema nervioso asociado a la funcion gastrointestinal. Las propiedades anti-microbianas, anti-motilicas, espasmoliticas, anti-inflamatorias, anti-oxidantes y anti-secretoras de los fitomedicamentos de la invencion evaluados clinicamente, asi como su nula toxicidad, permiten su utilizacion en la clinica para el tratamiento de trastornos de la funcion gastrointestinal.