Eugenia jambolana Lam.

Eugenia jambolana Lam.. A large evergreen tree, attaining 30 m height and upto 3.6 m in girth, with a bole upto 15 m. Bark brown or greyish, fairly smooth, leaves lanceolate, elliptic-oblong or broadly ovate-elliptic, smooth and shiny, flowers greenish white, fragrant in trichotomous panicles, fruits ellipsoid or oblong, black with pinkish juicy pulp, seeds single, shaped like the fruit

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Bark (dried) are Anthelmintic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bilious, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-ulcer, Astringent, Blood Purifier, Digestive.

The pharmacological action of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Decoction (bark) is Anti-diabetic.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam. are Anthelmintic, Anti-bacterial, Anti-diabetic, Astringent, Carminative, Diuretic.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Extract are Anti-bacterial, Anti-diabetic.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Fruit(vinegar) are Carminative, Diuretic, Stomachic.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Fruits are Anti-diabetic, Astringent, Tonic.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Leave Juice are Anti-diabetic, Anti-dysenteric.

The pharmacological action of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Leaves(ash) is Gum Strengthening.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Ripe Fruit (juice) are Astringent, Diuretic, Stomachic.

The pharmacological actions of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Seeds (dried) are Anti-diabetic, Astringent, Diuretic.

The pharmacological action of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Seeds (Extract) is Anti-diabetic.

The indications of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Bark (dried) are Biliousness, Bronchitis, Thirst, Dysentery, Asthma, Sore Throat, Ulcers, Blood Impurities, Bowels.

The indications of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Decoction (bark) are Diarrhoea, Diabetes, Chronic Dysentery.

The indication of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Extract is Diabetes.

The indication of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Fruit(vinegar) is Spleen Ailments.

The indications of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Fruits are Diabetes, Anaemia, Sore Throat, Bilious Diarrhoea.

The indications of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Leave Juice are Dysentery, Diabetes.

The indication of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Leaves(ash) is Gums Weakness.

The indication of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Ripe Fruit (juice) is Scanty Urine.

The indications of Eugenia jambolana Lam.'s Seeds (dried) are Urinary Discharges, Ulcers, Bowels, Dysentery, Boils, Diarrhoea, Diabetes.

The temperament of Eugenia jambolana Lam. is 2nd order, cold and dry.

Taste: Fruits: Sweet,Acrid.

The substitute of Eugenia jambolana Lam. is Momordica charantia Linn [Used for symptomatic reduction in sugar.].

The active constituents of Eugenia jambolana Lam. are Betulinic Acid, Cyanidin Diglycosides, Ellagic Acid, Friedelin, Isoquercetin, Jambolin, Kaempferol, Myricetin, Oleanolic Acid, Quercetin, ß-Sitosterol.

The antidotes of Eugenia jambolana Lam. are Piper nigrum Linn., Sodium Chloride.