Syzygium CUMINI (L.) Skeel.
| Synonym : | Eugenia cumini L. Calyptranthes cumini (L.) Pers. Eugenia jambolana Lam. Jambolifera chinensis Spreng. Myrtus cumini L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Jam, Kalojam, Kalajam. ,Chaku, Sabri (Mogh), Mojibaong, Musbrisi, Sochi Tobri (Marma). |
| English Name : | Black Plum, Jambolan, Java Plum, Indian black-berry. |
| Family : | Myrtaceae |
| Disease : | Bowels,bronchitis,asthma ,dysentery,Jaundice |
| Description : | A large evergreen or semi-deciduous tree. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 6-15 cm long, acuminate, entire, secondary veins closely parallel. Flowers greenish white, sessile in compound trichotomous cymes on previous years branches. Fruit a berry, about 2.5 cm long, oblong, black, juicy. |
| Distribution : | Planted all over Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain essential oil containing ?-terpinene, ?-pinene, ?-phellandrene, terpinolene, myrcene, limonene, cadinene and methyl salicylate. They also contain sitosterol, betulinic and maslinic acids, paraffins, n-alkanes, heptacosane, nonacosane, triac |
| Uses : | Bark is anthelmintic and astringent to the bowels, good for sore throat, bronchitis, asthma and dysentery, used in the preparation of gargles and mouth–wash. The bark is also used for toothache and blood dysentery in Khagrachari. Bark juice along with equ |
| Habit : | Tree |