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Jambu / Indian Blackberry

जम्बू · Jambū · Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae)

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⚠ Cautions — read first
  • supervision On blood-sugar-lowering medication — monitor with your doctor.
Rasa kashaya, amla, madhuraGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • The seed is a classical grāhī dravya, traditionally used as a supportive measure in prameha / madhumeha.
View sources — 2 classical & official references
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I