🚀 Syzygium cumini

by Sarah on August 21, 2019 in Myrtaceae

Traditional Herbs from Syzygium cumini

sweet_pee

Boil 1 sheet of jamun bark (the size of the palm of your hand) with 5 glasses of water until it boils and the water is reduced to 3 glasses.
Drink 3 times a day, 1 glass each.

What is Syzygium cumini Looks like??

Parts of Syzygium cumini that could be used

Leaves
Seeds
Bark
Flowers
Fruit

Syzygium cumini Distribution

The natural distribution area of ??the jamun is in the subtropical Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Australia. Currently, it has been cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions. On the island of Java, jamblang is cultivated as a garden fruit tree, it can be consumed raw or processed into jam, jelly and other processed fermented food products.
Agroecology of Syzygium cumini
Usually grows in tropical and subtropical areas at altitudes up to 2000 m above sea level. The average rainfall is 1,500-6,000 mm/year, where the annual daytime temperature is around 20-32 °C. It likes sunny places but can also live in the shade. Likes a soil pH of 5.5-7 and is tolerant of strong winds.
Morphology of Syzygium cumini

Taproot, branched, light brown.
Slowly branched stem, crown regular or rounded, thick, grows crooked, and has many branches.
Leaves single, thick, wide and elongated round, wide wedge-shaped base, flat edge , pinnate spine, shiny upper surface, green.
Compound flowers, grow in the leaf axils and\u00a0ends of branches, bell-shaped petals, light green, oval-shaped crown.
Buni fruit, oval. Young fruit is green, old fruit is dark purplish red, astringent and sour taste.
Oval seeds are hard.

Cultivation of Syzygium cumini
Generally propagated by seed, however superior cultivars can be propagated by grafting.

Syzygium cumini, more details :

Chemical Content of Syzygium cumini
Alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, quinones, tannins, steroids, polyphenols, monoterpenes, essential oils, β sistosterol, quarcetin, myresetin, flavonol glycosides, anthocyanins, betulinic acid, cyanidine.
Benefits of Syzygium cumini
Treats gout, prevents DNA damage, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antianemic, antipyretic and antidiabetic.
Simplisia of Syzygium cumini

Wash the bark thoroughly. Separate the bark from the inner stem using a knife.
Dry in the oven at 45-50 \u00b0C for 4-5 days.
Cut the dry bark into small pieces. Mash it until it becomes powder.

Another Facts for Syzygium cumini :

Synonym of Syzygium cumini
Calyptranthes capitellata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Calyptranthes caryophyllifolia (Lam.) Willd., Calyptranthes cumini (L.) Pers.
Habitus of Syzygium cumini
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 10-15 m high
Habitat of Syzygium cumini