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Jambul Eugenia Jambolana

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Common Names
Jambul ,
Botanical Name
Eugenia Jambolana
Syn. Syzygium jambolanum, Eugenia cumini
Family
MYRTACEAE Myrtle family
Jambul Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Diabetes * Digestion/Indigestion *
Properties: Carminative* Hypoglycemic*
Parts Used: Seeds, leaves, and bark
Constituents:oleanolic acid,

The fruit and seeds of the Jambul tree have long been used in Eastern traditional medicine, and are gaining more interest here in the West for the treatment of diabetes. Practitioners of Ayurveda in India value jambul for lowering blood sugar and researchers are investigating its potential as a male contraceptive. Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002) Phyllis A. BalchJambul is used in Unani and Chinese medicine for digestive ailments. The leaves and bark are used for controlling blood pressure and gingivitis. Wine and vinegar are also made from the fruit. It has a high source in vitamin A and vitamin C.Wikipedia

Side Effects:
Monitor blood sugar levels carefully - do not change insulin dosage without the guidance of a physican
How to Use: Jambul
Preparation Methods :Add jambul seeds to cooking daily. Ayurvedic medicine teaches that jambul is synergistic with okra; when okra and jambul are eaten together, jambul's blood-sugar-lowering action is intensified. Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002) Phyllis A. Balch Also available in liquid extracts and capsules.

remedyRemedies using : Jambul

Jambul for :Blood sugar and diabetes
Blood sugar and diabetes Practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine report that jambul fruit pulp lowers blood-sugar levels in approximately thirty minutes, while jambul seed lowers blood-sugar levels in about twenty-four hours. The maximum hypoglycemic effect of the herb requires ten days of treatment.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Jambul for :Blood Sugar and Diabetes
Blood Sugar and Diabetes This Ayurvedic herb has long been used to reduce the level of sugar in the blood and urine. Over a period of several weeks it can diminish the thirst associated with diabetes and decrease the quantity of urine output, and in some cases can lower the need for medical insulin. Also is a mild astringent, stomachic and pungent carminative.

Ed Smith. Single Herb Extracts. (2006), Therapeutic Herb Manual


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referencesJambul Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Diabetes * Digestion/Indigestion *
Plant Description


  • Flowers:
  • Plant Class:Evergreen tree
  • Leaves:long narrow peach-like leaves; flowers a greeny-yellow colour, in terminal bunches,
  • Fruit: Apricot scent and taste, seeds are oval, blacky-grey colour
  • Preferred Habitat:Tropical forest
  • Flowering Season:March to April
  • Distribution:Native to India, Pakistan and Indonesia found throughout Asia, Australia and is common in former British tropical colonies.
  • A tree from 20 to 30 feet high, with long narrow peach-like leaves; flowers a greeny-yellow colour, in terminal bunches, blooming in July; the fruit about the size of a hen's egg, varying from white to red and rose colour, in scent and taste like a ripe apricot. It was cultivated in England by Miller in 1768. The bark is dense and hard, pinky or reddy-brown colour, with a thick corky substance, whitish grey mottled, often ridged; the inner surface has a silky lustre; freshly fractured it shows a colour varying from fawn to a pinky purple, abruptly shortly fibrous; seeds are oval, 1/2 inch long and 1/5 inch round, hard, heavy, blacky-grey colour, almost tasteless. Grieve, Maude Modern Herbal (1931)

Folklore, Myths and Legends
folkloreAccording to Hindu tradition, Rama subsisted on the fruit in the forest for 15 years during his exile from Ayodhya. Because of this, many Hindus regard Jambul as a 'fruit of the gods,' especially in Gujarat, India, where it is known locally as jamboon. Wikipedia

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