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Syzygium cuminii

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Jambolan is a fast-growing, attractive, compact, evergreen shrub or tree with a dense, frondose crown. It usually grows 10 - 15 metres tall, but can reach a height of up to 35 metres. The straight bole is short, stout, and low branched, usually around 40 - 100cm in diameter.

Uses

Diabetes, Dysentery, Hyperglycaemia, Glycosuria, Wounds, Irregular menstruation, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Mouth ulcers.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Branchs, Bark.

Chemical Composition

It contains antianaemic, gingivititis, antidiarrhieal, antipyretic, antibacterial, antineoplastic, antiinflammatory, hypoglycemic, gastroprotective and hypolipidemic activities of phytochemicals.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Air layering, Seeds, Grafting.

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. Mature growth can be killed by temperatures of -2°c or lower, whilst young growth is killed at -1°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation details

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