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Syzygium cumini (L.) SKEELS
{{Infobox
|title = Jambu
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Jambu
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Syzygium cumini (L.) SKEELS
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Myrtaceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2021
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name ==
Jaman
==Other varieties / Botanical names==
* Calyptranthes caryophyllifolia Willd.
* Calyptranthes cumini (L.) Pers.
* Calyptranthes cuminodora Stokes
* Calyptranthes jambolana (Lam.) Willd.
* Calyptranthes jambolifera Stokes
* Calyptranthes oneillii Lundell
* Caryophyllus corticosus Stokes
* Caryophyllus jambos Stokes
* Eugenia brachiata Roxb.
* Eugenia calyptrata Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
* Eugenia caryophyllifolia Lam.
* Eugenia cumini (L.) Druce
* Eugenia djouat Perrier
* Eugenia fruticosa (DC.) Roxb.
* Eugenia jambolana Lam.
* Eugenia jambolifera Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
* Eugenia obovata Poir.
* Eugenia obtusifolia Roxb.
* Eugenia odorata Wight
* Eugenia tenuis Duthie
* Eugenia tsoi Merr. & Chun
* Jambolifera chinensis Spreng.
* Jambolifera coromandelica Houtt.
* Jambolifera pedunculata Houtt.
* Myrtus corticosa Spreng.
* Myrtus cumini L.
* Myrtus obovata (Poir.) Spreng.
* Syzygium brachiatum (Roxb.) Miq.
* Syzygium caryophyllifolium (Lam.) DC.
* Syzygium fruticosum DC.
* Syzygium jambolanum (Lam.) DC.
* Syzygium obovatum (Poir.) DC.
* Syzygium obtusifolium (Roxb.) Kostel.
* Syzygium pseudojambolana Miq.
* Syzygium tenue (Duthie) N.P.Balakr
==Identification Characters==
* '''Mahaskandha''' – Jambu plant has very big and strong trunk.
* '''Nilanjanacchada''' – Leaves of Jambu are bluish in colour.
* '''Surabhipatra''' – Leaves have aroma.
* '''Meghamodini''' – Fruiting season of Jambu is Varsa ritu.
* '''Mahaphala''' – Fruit is relatively big.
* '''Nilaphala''' – Fruit of Jambu is bluish purple in colour.
* '''Maharasa''' – Fruit is juicy.
==Types==
===Bhavaprakasha Nighantu- 2===
# Raja jambu
# Ksudra jambu
===Raja Nighantu2- 4===
# Jambu
# Maha jambu
# Kaka jambu
# Bhumi jambu
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Jambu, Mahaphala, Phalendra
==dditional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Raja jambu – Nandi, Surabhi patra, Maha jambu
Ksudra jambu – Sukshma patra, Nadeyi, Jala jambu
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Astringent (kashaya), Sweet (madhura), Sour (amla)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Cold (sheeta)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify [[kapha]] and [[pitta]], aggravates [[vata]]
|}
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/28 || Grahiyavagu(gruel for constipation).
|-
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(28) || Chhardinigrahana (anti emetic) mahakashaya
|-
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(32) || Purishvirajaniya(faecal de – pigmenter) mahakashaya
|-
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(33) || Mootrasangrahaniya(anti – diuretic) mahakashaya
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]25/40 ||Aggravating vata dosha as per agrya sangraha (from the collections of best food articles, factors and drugs in various conditions.
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/140
|Phala Varga
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]26/84
|Viruddha ahar
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Nidana Sthana]]2/4
|Nidana of Raktapitta
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/258
|As an ingredient of Chandanadhya taila.
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/10
|Vibhinn aakriti of arsha
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/139
|As an ingredient of Kiratadhya churna (Pittaja Grahani chiktsa)
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/54
|As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj atisara.
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/110
|As a yoga dravya
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 20/30
|As a pana yoga in Pittaja chhardi.
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 20/38
|As an ingredient of Kaphaja chhardihara yoga.
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 22/35
|For lepa prayoga
|-
|17
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 25/113
|Used for tvak janana.
|-
|18
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/76
|Apathya in Ashmari.
|-
|19
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/272
|As an ingredient of Mahaneela taila.
|-
|20
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/79
|As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila.
|-
|21
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/82
|For Yoni prakshalana.
|-
|22
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/90
|As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna.
|-
|23
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/108
|Used in the treatment of Vipluta.
|-
|24
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/122
|Used in the treatment of Pichhila yoni.
|}
== Current availability==
Available
== Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..