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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small evergreen tree of India. The bark and seeds are said to be serviceable in diabetes.

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  • noun An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini, that produces a plum-like fruit

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  • Contrary to the opinions of those physicians who stated that "jambul" was capable of causing the glucose to disappear from the urine of diabetic patients without concurrent diabetic regimen, Dujardin-Beaumetz observed in his trials of the drug that the slightest relaxation of the regimen was followed by an increase of glucose.

    The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891

  • The jambul fruit regarded in traditional medicine as a specific against diabetes. because of its effect on the pancreas.

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  • * Female sterility :- An infusion of the fresh tender leaves of jambul fruit, taken with honey or butter-milk, is an effective remedy for sterility and miscarriage due to ovarian or endometrium functional disorder.

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  • * Liver Disorders :- Natural acids in the jambul fruit play an important role in the secretion of digestive enzymes and stimulate the liver functions.

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  • * Piles :- The jambul fruit is an effective food remedy for bleeding piles.

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  • The jambul fruit should not be consumed in excess.

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  • Fresh jambul fruit taken with honey is also an effective medicine for bleeding piles.

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  • In Ayurveda, the inner bark of the jambul tree is also used in the treatment of diabetes.

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  • Outside the school gates at recess time I am reminded of the Bhaiyya who sold Buddi Ka Bal , and than later added boras, kairi colored red, jambul or whatever the fruity flavor of the season..

    The Cry of the Seng Chana Wala Man « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • It's not as luxurious as M.G. Ramachandran's or ramrod-straight as Rajnikanth's, but by God, it's a real jambul.

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