EUGENIA JAMBOLANA; E Pru-ticosa-

Sunday, 02 July 2006

Home remedy for Diabetes, Chronic Diarrhea . Sans.----Nilaphala; Rajaphala; Jambula Meghavarna. Eng.----Jambul, the black plum. Hind.----Jaman, Ben.----Kala-jam. Gitz,----Jambudo. Mah, & Kon.----Jambul. Tel..----Naeraedu, Tarn.----Nagum; Navel. Mai.----Naval, Can----Naeralu. Duk.----Sittalehini- Habitat----Throughout the plains from the Himalayas to South India. Parts Used----The fruit, leaves, dried seeds and bark. Constituents----The seed contains a glucoside jamboline, a new phenolic substance, a trace of pale-yellow essential oil, chlorophyll, fat, resin, gallic acid, albumen, etc. The bark contains, tannin 12 p. c. and a kino-like gum. The phenolic substance isolated from jambul seeds, which has also been detected in Chinese rhubarb has since been identified as ellagic acid. Action----Bark, leaves and seeds are astringent. The juice of the fruit is stomachic, astringent and diuretic. The glucoside jambuline is said to have the power of checking the pathological conversion of starch into sugar in cases of increased production of glucose. Uses----The bark with or without the addition of other astringents is used in decoction ia cases of chronic diarrhea and dysentery and as a gargle in sore-throat spongy gums. etc. A paste made of the bark is applied over inflamed parts. The juice of the tender leaves either, alone or combined with carminatives such as cardamoms and cinnamon is given in goats milk in the diarrhea of children----(Chakradatta). The juice together with that of the leaves of mango and emblic myrobalan about a drachm each is administered in goats milk and honey in cases of dysentery with bloody discharge----(Bhava-prakash). The seed or stone of the fruit is used as a remedy in diabetes; it diminishes the quantity of sugar in urine and allays the unquenchable thirst of diabetes. For this the liquid extract prepared from the juice of ripe fruits is also suitable in doses of half to two drachms, The juice of black Jambul fruits and mangoes in equal parts relieves thirst very effectively in diabetes. The powder of dried seeds in combination with that of mango seeds is administered in doses of 10 to 30 grains with curds in cases of diarrhea and dysentery; also in enlargement of spleen and as a diuretic in scanty or suppressed urine. The syrup or vinegar prepared from the ripe fruit is also useful in spleen enlargement and an efficient astringent in chronic diarrhea.

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