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| COMMON NAME:
Jambul |
| LATIN NAME:
Syzygium cumini |
| AKA:
Jambhul/jambu/jambula/jamboola, Java
plum, jamun, jaam/kalojaam, jamblang,
jambolan, black plum, Damson plum, Duhat
plum, Jambolan plum, or Portuguese plum.
Malabar plum |
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| Syzygium cumini
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| *Jambul*
is an evergreen tropical tree in the family Myrtaceae.
Jambul is native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The name of
the fruit is sometimes mistranslated as blackberry,
which is a different fruit in an unrelated family.The
tree was introduced to Florida, USA in 1911 by the USDA,
and is also now commonly grown in Suriname and Trinidad
and Tobago. In Brazil, known as *Jambolão*, where it was
introduced from India during Portuguese colonization, it
has dispersed spontaneously in the wild in some places,
as its fruits are eagerly sought by various native birds
such as thrushes, tanagers and the Great Kiskadee. This
species is considered an invasive in Hawaii. It is also
illegal to grow, plant or transplant in Sanibel,
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| CONCORDANT MATERIA MEDICA: |
| "A most useful remedy in diabetes
mellitus. No other remedy causes in so marked degree the
diminution and disappearance of sugar in the urine." |
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| ELLINGWOOD: |
| According to Ellingwood, Its
specific therapeutic application lies in the fact that
the bark and seeds possess the property of arresting
excessive formation and excretion of sugar in diabetes,
the seeds being the most active. The agent
augments the vaso-motor and reflex functions of the
spinal cord by augmenting the blood pressure of the
renal arterioles. I t increases peristaltic action of
the intestines, and causes deeper and more frequent
inspiratory movements. Wounds and ulcers, or syphilitic
sores in diabetics, cicatrize rapidly, and heal during
the administration of this agent. Give in from
five to ten grains of the powdered seeds, three times
daily, it gradually overcomes the thirst and weariness
and diminishes the quantity of urine. After two or three
weeks the strength and spirits will return, and
wandering and distressing pains and cramps abate,
bleeding from the nose or gums and night sweats will
cease, and the quantity of sugar will gradually decline. |
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