Syzygium cumini (L.) SKEELS |
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Botanical Name |
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Syzygium cumini (L.) SKEELS |
English
Name |
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Black or Java Plum |
Synonym(s) |
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Eugenia jambolana Lam. (Myrtaceae), Myrtus cumini Linn. Calyptranthus cumini Moon, Eugenia cumini Druce, Jambolifera pendunculata Geartn., Syzygium jambolanum (Lam.) DC. |
Family |
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Myrtaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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It is a large, evergreen tree. The bark is brown or greyish, smooth; the leaves, lanceolate, elliptic-oblong, coriaceous, gland-dotted, smooth and shiny; the flowers are greenish white, fragrant. The fruits are ellipsoid or oblong, black with pinkish juicy pulp; with single seeds. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent (bark); antiviral (kernel); stimulates the cardiovascular system (aerial part); antibacterial (leaf); hypoglycemic (powdered kernel and fruit); decreases free radical formation. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Oleanolic and crategolic acids (flower); beta-sitosterol (seed); limonene, alpha and beta-pinene and borylacetate (fruit leaf and stem); ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, malic, citric and gallic acids, choline, folacin, gallic acid, niacin, oxalic acid, riboflavin, tannin, thiamin (fruit); betulinic acid (bark) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-t
etradecahydropicene-
4a-carboxylic acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Crategolic acid |
4373-41-5 |
10,11-dihydroxy-2,2,
6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptam
ethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7
,8,8a,10,1
1,12,13,
14b-tetradecahydropi
cene-4a-carboxylic
acid |
C30H48O4 |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Beta-sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, |
C29H50O |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| Beta-pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| Beta Carotene |
7235-40-7 |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Malic acid |
Not Available |
2-hydroxybutanedioic
acid |
C4H6O5 |
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| Citric acid |
Not Available |
2-hydroxypropane-1,2
,3-tricarboxylic
acid |
C6H8O7 |
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| Gallic acid |
149-91-7 |
3,4,5-trihydroxybenz
oic acid |
C7H6O5 |
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| Choline |
67-48-1 |
2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium |
C5H14NO+ |
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| Folacin |
6484-89-5 |
2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo
-1H-pteridin-6-yl)me
thylamino]benzoyl]am
inopentane
dioic
acid |
C19H19N7O6 |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Oxalic acid |
553-91-3 |
Oxalic acid |
C2H2O4 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Betulinic Acid |
4481-62-3 |
Not Available |
C30H46O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In diabetes (powdered kernel, fruit and bark); diarrhea (bark decoction and leaf); dysentery, indigestion, purify blood, venereal ulcers in syphilis (bark); asthma and bronchitis (fruit). |
| Contraindication |
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No records |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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