Uses of SyzygiumCumini? 

Botanical Name : Syzygium Cumini commonly knowm as jamun.

Medicinally, the fruit is stated to be astringent, stomachic, carminative, antiscorbutic and diuretic. Cooked to a thick jam, it is eaten to allay acute diarrhea. The juice of the ripe fruit, or a decoction of the fruit, or jambolan vinegar, may be administered in India in cases of enlargement of the spleen, chronic diarrhea and urine retention. Water-diluted juice is used as a gargle for sore throat and as a lotion for ringworm of the scalp.

The leaves, steeped in alcohol, are prescribed in diabetes. The leaf juice is effective in the treatment of dysentery, either alone or in combination with the juice of mango or emblic leaves. Jambolan leaves may be helpful as poultices on skin diseases.

The leaves, stems, flowerbuds, opened blossoms, and bark have some antibiotic activity. A decoction of the bark is taken internally for dyspepsia, dysentery, and diarrhea and also serves as an enema. The root bark is similarly employed. Bark decoctions are taken in cases of asthma and bronchitis and are gargled or used as mouthwash for the astringent effect on mouth ulcerations, spongy gums, and stomatitis. Ashes of the bark, mixed with water, are spread over local inflammations, or, blended with oil, applied to bums.

Answered by Shishir , an ibibo Master, at 6:19 PM on January 30, 2009

Syzygium jambolanum. Family MYRTACEAE.
Medicinal properties hypoglycemic astringent carminative diuretic
The ripe fruits are edible and are sold in local markets also used against diarrhoea. A decoction of bark, wood, and leaves is used as an antidiabetic.
The seeds are useful in diabetes.Aqueous extract of seeds produced marked fall in blood sugar in a single dose.
The bark is astringent and used in sore throats, indigestion, loss of appetite, leucorrhoea (A discharge of white from uterus and the vagina), bronchitis, asthma, ulcers and dysentry; it is also given for purifying blood, and" as gargle for spongy gum. The fresh juice of bark with goat's milk is given in diarrhoea. Ripe fruit can also check diarrhoea

Answered by Laxmikantha , an ibibo Master, at 3:08 PM on January 30, 2009

Family Name : MYRTACEAE

Botanical Name : SYZYGIUM CUMINI

Common Name : EUGENIA JAMBOLANA, PLUM, BLACK PLUM, JAMAN, JAMBOLAN

Part Used : SEEDS
, LEAVES, FRUITS, BARK

Uses : The leaves are antibacterial and are used for strengthning the teeth and gums. The fruits and seeds are sweet, acrid, sour, tonic, and cooling, and are used in diabities, diarrhoea and ringworm. The bark is astringent, sweet sour, diuretic, digestive and anthelmintic.
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Answered by Arle Rambabu , an ibibo Master, at 1:58 PM on January 30, 2009