Abstract

Dr. Vijay Bhushan Sharma*, Dr. Manish Kumar Soni, Dr. Jagdish Mohan Onkar, Dr. Omprakash Sharma

ABSTRACT

Jamun also called jambul, java plum in English and botanically accepted as Syzygium cumini (Linn) Skeeels . is native to india and indigenous part of Indian fork remedies. In Ayurveda, its fruits, seeds, bark and leaves are used as medicine for treating bleeding disorders and other diseases. Nowadays, its seeds famous as anti-diabetic medicine. Jamun fruit has astringent flavor, sweet and slightly sour taste. The fruits are used to prepare jamun Vinegar, which beneficial in abdominal diseases such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, dysentery and irritable bowel syndrome. Sometimes, it is also used for indigestion. Jamun seed powder is used in the management of diarrhea, sysentery and diabetes. Jamun leages are prescribed for nausea, vomiting, bleeding disorders and metrorrhagia.