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The common names used in English for '''Syzygium cumini''' is Indian Blackberry, '''Jambul''' and '''Java Plum'''. The common name used in Hindi is '''Jamun''' and in Sanskrit is '''Jambu'''. It is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. Syzygium cumini is native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions of Southeast Asia.

== Description Uses== A slow growing species{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, it can reach heights of up to 30 m and can live more than 100 years. Its dense foliage provides shade and is grown just for its ornamental value. At the base of the tree{{Uses|Pimples}}, the bark is rough and dark grey{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, becoming lighter grey and smoother higher up. The wood is water resistant. Because of this it is used in railway sleepers and to install motors in wells. It is sometimes used to make cheap furniture and village dwellings though it is relatively hard to work on.{{Uses|Sore throats}}

The leaves which have an aroma similar to turpentine, are pinkish when young, changing to a leathery==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, glossy dark green with a yellow midrib as they mature{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. The leaves are used as food for livestock, as they have good nutritional value.Flower bud and open flowersSyzygium cumini fruit color changing from green to pink to blood red to black as it matures

Syzygium cumini trees start flowering from March to April. The flowers are fragrant ==Chemical Composition==Total phenolics, anthocyanins and smallflavonoid contents of pulp, about 5 mm in diameterrespectively. The fruits develop by May or June Kernel and resemble large berries; the fruit of Syzygium species is described as "drupaceous"seed coat contained total phenolics respectively.<ref name="useschemical composition"/> The fruit is oblong, ovoid. Unripe fruit looks green. As it matures, its color changes to pink, then to shining crimson red and finally to black color. A variant of the tree produces white coloured fruit. The fruit has a combination of sweet, mildly sour and astringent flavour and tends to colour the tongue purple.

== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}

'''Syzygium cumini has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. Some of the ailments this herb can help relieve are''' :===Dravya===

*'''Diabetes''': Syzygium cumini can incrase the production of insulin producing beta cells of pancreas. The seeds of the tree contain glucose===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), which is known as jamboline. It helps to control the conversion process of starch into sugars. Urine sugar levels can be reduced by consuming seeds of the herb.<ref nameRuksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya==="uses2"/>*'''Stomach Problems''': The fruits of the above mentioned herb contain natural acids that help in the secretion of enzymes by the digestive glands and help to reduce stomach problems. The fruits are also considered to be a good anti scorbutic. The seeds are known to have gastro protective properties. This herb is also used to relieve diarrhea.Ushna (Hot)*'''Mouth Problems''': the leaves of Syzygium cumini help in the absorption of vitamin E. The leaves also contain anti bacterial properties that can be used to relieve the inflammation of gums. They can also relieve mouth ulcerations as well as bad breath.===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===*'''Plague''': Syzygium cumini can effectively remove the symptoms of the deadly disease of plague. And can prevent it from coming back.Kapha, Vata*'''Diarrhea''': For relieving diarrhea in children the bark of the herb along with goat’s milk can be consumed. The fruit vinegar is also used for controlling persistant diarrhea.===Prabhava===

==Common Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are turpentine smell, and are opposite, 5-25 cm long, 2.5-10 cm wide, oblong-oval or elliptic, blunt or tapering to a point at the apex}}<ref name=="Leaf"/>

* '''English''' ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2.5-10 cm|white, rose- Malabar plum* '''Kannada''' pink|5- ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ* '''Hindi''' 20|these are fragrant and appear in clusters 2.5- गुलाब जामुन10 cm long, each being 1.25 cm wide and 2.5 cm long}}

== References =Fruit==={{Fruit|oblong|1.25-5 cm long|The fruit is usually astringent, sometimes unpalatably so, and the flavour varies from acid to fairly sweet|With hooked hairs|2-5}}

===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 32°c, but can tolerate 12 - 48°c<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tropical}}, {{Commonly seen|subtropical forest}}, {{Commonly seen|wet to fairly dry areas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[httphttps://www.eflorasncbi.nlm.orgnih.gov/pubmed/20836162 "hemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http:/florataxon/ijpsr.aspxcom/bft-article/morphology-pytochemistry-and-pharmacology-of-syzygium-cumini-linn-an-overview/?flora_id=2&taxon_idview=132166 fulltext "SyzygiumBotanical Discription"]</ref> <ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwtropical.alwaysayurvedatheferns.cominfo/syzygium-viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+cumini/ "Always Ayurveda-SYZYGIUM CUMINICultivation Details"]</ref>

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