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Java plum (jambu)

जामुन (जम्बू) · जम्बू

Syzygium cumini · Myrtaceae

Extracted from the text2 references

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
जम्बूजम्बुमहाफलाराजजम्बू
Hindi
जामुनजम्बूजामुन की गुठलीजामुन की छाल
English
Java plumjava plumjamunblack plumjambu
Romanized
jambujamun
Marathi
जांभूळ

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties1

  • Jāmun fruit is listed among fruits said to bind the stool strongly, to be cold and to be wholesome in pitta and kapha disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 44Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Contraindications1

  • Milk used with liquor made from vegetables and jambu fruit is said to kill the fool quickly.

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 629Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 14 times on 13 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which combinations with milk does the translation say cause kushtha or quick death?

Milk taken with meat, fish, jaggery or sweets made of black gram is said to cause kushtha, and milk used with liquor made from vegetables and jambu fruit is said to kill the fool quickly.

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Extraction notes

  • The Sanskrit on PDF 686 lists vegetables, jambu fruit, sura and asava separately; the translation joins them as liquor made from vegetables and jambu fruit.

Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
FruitMedicinal plant
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
13
Extraction tasks
T03, T30
Record id
ingredient_jambu