Botanical Name: Syzygium jambos (Linn.) Alston.
Family: Myrtaceae.
Introduction:
Its fruits very nutritive and edible. Different varieties are available white, red, sour, sweet etc.
Names in different Indian languages
| English | Rose Apple |
|---|---|
| Hindi | Gulaabjaamun |
| Kannada | paneerale |
| Malayalam | Champa, malakyacampa |
| Sanskrit | Raaj-Jambu |
| Tamil | Campai |
| Telugu | Jambuneredu |
| Unani | |
| Folk | Gulaabjaamun |
Synonyms
Eugenia jambos Linn.
Jambosa vulgaris DC
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
|---|---|
| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
Medium sized tree grows, 5-8 m height
Leaves – simple, opposite, elliptic-lanceolate
Flower – greenish –white, cymes
Fruit- globose,
Distribution & Habitat
Cultivated
Chemical constituents:
Rich in minerals, alanine, aspartic acid, cystine , cysteine, glutamine, threonine, tyrosine
Karma –
astringent, antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric, anti-inflammatory
Indication:
Liver and spleen complaints
Part used:
Fruit