• Black Jamun Fruit Plants (Syzygium Cumini)
  • Black Jamun Fruit Plants (Syzygium Cumini)
  • Black Jamun Fruit Plants (Syzygium Cumini)
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Black Jamun Fruit Plants (Syzygium Cumini)

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Plant Type

Black Jamun (Syzygium Cumini)

Common Names: Malabar Plum, Java Plum, Black Plum, Jamun or Jambolan

Botanical Name: Syzygium Cumini

Native to East Asia—China, India, and Malaysia.

Fruit Description:

Purple, olive-shaped fruits.

Slightly sweet, juicy, pleasant, slightly bitter, and astringent flesh.

Can be eaten raw or used to make jams, jellies, and juices.

Seeds are dried and ground up to make a coffee-like beverage.

Uses:

Both the seeds and the fruit are diuretic.

Possess important carminative and astringent properties.

Seeds can help reduce blood sugar levels and are beneficial in treating diabetes.

Good for heart health and blood pressure.

Excellent for oral health.

Has anti-infective properties.

Used as a home remedy for pain.

Cultivation Details:

Bloom Time/Fruiting: 3-4 years.

Maintenance Required: Moderate.

Black Jamun not only offers a delicious fruit but also brings a host of health benefits. From blood purification to diabetes management, this tree is a valuable addition to the tropical landscape, providing both sustenance and wellness.

 

Planting and Care

S. cumini grows best in wet regions, though it will tolerate drier sites especially when established and on stony and/or gravelly soils. It is a tropical species preferring mean annual temperatures around 25–27°C, being sensitive to frost when young but mature trees remain undamaged. The tree grows well on higher land if well-drained such as marls, sands or oolitic limestone.

Special Feature

Loaded with vitamin C and iron, Jamun increases haemoglobin. Jamun or the black plum improves the number of haemoglobin, and the iron present in the fruit acts as a blood purifying agent.

Uses/Benefits

Apart from fruits other parts like leaves, bark, seed, flowers and roots are also rich sources of several bioactive compounds like antioxidants, flavonoids, phenolics, carotenoids and vitamins. Thus these can be used efficiently against hypoglycaemic, antibacterial, anti-viral, anti-HIV, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties.