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Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is one of the major fruit crops of India and is capable of growing wide range of soil and climatic condition. Guava fruits are very nutritious and contain lot of medicinal properties. Besides this, guava leaves also possess the several medicinal properties which can be exploited by making herbal tea by young guava leaves. Farmer can sell guava leaves after some processing for generating extra income. Guava leaves contains many polyphenol, tannins, flavonoids and antioxidants. Guava leaf tea is beneficial for person suffering from diabetes and diarrhoea. It helps in lowering Cholesterol, promoting weight loss, fighting cancer and boosting immunity. In present study, the new young leaves of four different varieties of guava viz. Allahabad Safeda, Hisar Surkha, Lalit and L-49 were collected and evaluated. The leaves were plucked at early morning from the Guava orchard of Lovely Professional University, Phagwara during the month of June and August, 2019. Terminal leaves from these varieties were collected.