Syzygium cumini, Njara, Njaval, Kattunjaval, Black plum, Jambu, ഞാറ, ഞാവൽ, കാട്ടുഞാവൽ

Family: Myrtaceae
Vernacular names: Njara, Njaval, Kattunjaval, ഞാറ, ഞാവൽ, കാട്ടുഞാവൽ (Malayalam), Black plum, Jambu (English), Jambu (Sanskrit), Naval, Neredom (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Medium trees. Leaves ovate, oblong, long-acuminate at apex. Panicles to 10 cm across, on leafless branchlets. Flowers greenish-white, subsessile. Berry obovoid, deep blue.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: December-April

Parts used: Leaves, bark and seeds
Properties & Uses: Anthelmintic, diuretic, digestive, constipating and antibacterial. Bark is used for the treatment of diabetes, leucorrhea, fever, burning sensation, skin diseases and strangury. Tender leaves are used in vomiting. Fruits and seeds are used for the treatment of diabetes, diarrhea, splenopathy, urethrorrhagia and ringworm.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
Traditional Uses:The leaf juices take internally to treat dysentery. Fruit juice taken internally to treat chronic diarrhea and enlargement of spleen.
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