Syzygium cumini / Jamun seed powder

Jamun, the highly nutritious, refreshing and succulent fruit flooding the summer markets has innumerable health benefits. Commonly known as Java plum or Indian blackberry in English, Jamun or Jambul in Hindi, Jambufalam or Mahaphala in Sanskrit, Naavar Pazham in Tamil and Neredu in Telugu, it goes by the botanical name Syzygium cumini.

Jamun fruit has astringent flavor, sweet and slightly sour taste. The fruits are used to prepare Jamun Vinegar, which is 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 (Churna) is used in the management of diarrhea, dysentery, and diabetes. Jamun leaves are prescribed for nausea, vomiting, bleeding disorders, and metrorrhagia.Jamun fruit has astringent flavor, sweet and slightly sour taste. The fruits are used to prepare Jamun Vinegar, which is 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 (Churna) is used in the management of diarrhea, dysentery, and diabetes. Jamun leaves are prescribed for nausea, vomiting, bleeding disorders, and metrorrhagia.