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Botanical Name: Eugenia jambolana
Family: Myrtaceae
English Name: Black plum
Malayalam Name: Naval
Hindi Name: Jaman
Medium to large evergreen tree with glossy leaves, white fragrant flowers, and purple-black edible fruitsThe fruit is oblong, ovoid. Unripe fruit looks green. As it matures, its color changes to pink, then to shining crimson red and finally to black color. A variant of the tree produces white-coloured fruit. The fruit has a combination of sweet, mildly sour, and astringent flavour and tends to colour the tongue purple.
Seeds, fruit, bark, leaves
1. Cholesterol Reduction: Eugenia jambolana seed kernel might help reduce cholesterol levels in diabetes sufferers. 2. Insecticide 3. Antibacterial 4. Blood Sugar Management 5. Stomach aid 6. Liver Protection 7 anti cancer prevention 8. Diabetes 9. Polyuria 10. Piles 11. Liver Disorders 12. Diarrhea and Dysentery 13. Sore Throat
Anti diarrhoeal Antidiabetic Anti inflammatory Anti viral Anti pyretic
Rasa: Kashaya, Madhura, Amla
Guna: Laghu, Ruksha
Virya: Sita
Vipaka: Katu
Dosha Karma: Kaphapitta shamaka