Syzygium jambos (L.) AlstonFamily: Myrtaceae
Synonyms: Eugenia decora Salisb., Eugenia jamboides Wender., Eugenia jambos L, Eugenia jambosa Crantz, Eugenia malaccensis Blanco [Illegitimate], Eugenia maiaccensist. cericarpa (O.Deg.) H.St.John, Eugenia monantha Merr., Eugenia vulgaris Baill., Jambos jambos (L.) Millsp., Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp., Jambosa malaccensisl. cericarpa O.Deg., Jambosa paiembanica Blume, Jambosa vulgaris DC. [Illegitimate], Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth, Plinia jambos (L.) M.Gomez, Syzygium jambos var. linearilimbum H.T.Chang & R.H.Miao, Syzygium merrillii Masam. [Illegitimate], Syzygium monanthum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry,
Sanskrit: Campeyah, Raaj-Jambu
Bengali: Golap Jam
Malabar plum, Rose apple
Hindi: Gulab jamun गुलाब जामुन
Malayalam: Malakkacampa
Kannada: Pannerale
Assamese: Golapi-jamuk
Telugu: Jambuneredu, జంబునేరేడు
Marathi: जांब Jamb
Tamil: Champai
English: Jambos, Malabar Plum, Plum Rose, Rose-apple * Afrikaans : Jamboes; * Argentina : Yambo; * Brazil : Jambo Rosa, Jambeiro, Jambo Amarelo ( Portuguese ); * Burmese : Thabyu Thabye; * Chinese : Pu Ta; * Columbia : Manzana Rosa; * Cook Islands : Ka‘Ika, Ka‘Ika Papa‘Ā, Ka‘Ika * Takataka, Ka‘Ika Varāni ( Maori ); * Cuba : Pomarrosa Manzana Rosa; * Czech : Hřebíčkovec Molucký; * Danish : Jambo; * Dominican Republic : Pomarrosa Pomo; * Eastonian : Jambu-Nelgipuu; * Fijian : Kavika, Kavika Ni India, Kavika Ni Vavalangi; * French : Pome Rose, Pommier Rose, Jambosier; * Germany : Rosenapfelbaum, Jambubaum, Rosenapfel; * Guatemala : Manzana Rosa; * Hawaiaan : ‘Ohi‘A Loke; * India : Golapi-Jamuk ( Assamese ), Gulab Jamun ( Hindu) , Pannerale ( Kannada ), Malakkacampa, Yamu Panawa ( Malayalam ), Jamb ( Marathi ), * Champai ( Tamil ), Jambuneredu ( Telugu ); * Indonesia : Jambu Mawar, Jambu Air Mawar, Jambu Kraton; * Japanese : Futo Momo; * Khmer : Châm-Puu; * Laos : Chièng, Kièng; * Malaysia : Jambu Mawar, Jambu Kelampok; * Nepale : Gulaav Jaamun, Thulo Jamun; * Philippines : Tampoy, Tampoi ( Bikol ), Bunlaun, * Yampoi ( Bisaya) , Tanpul ( Ibanag ), Balobar ( Pampangan), Bunlauan ( Panay Bisaya), Tampoy, * Tampoi ( Tagalog); * Pohnpeian : Apel En Wai, Iouen Wai, Youenwai; * Portuguese : Jambo Amarelo, Jambo Branco, Jambo Rosa, Jambeiro; * Puerto Rico : Jambo Amarillo, Manzana Rosa, * Manzanita Rosa, Pomarrosa; * Russian : Sitsigiui Dzhamboza; * Samoan : Seasea Pālagi, Seasea Papalagi; * Spanish : Manzana Rosa, Pomarrosa, Manzanita De Rosa, Yambo; * Surinam : Pommeroos, Appelroos; * Swedish : Rosenäpple; * Tahitian : Ahi‘A Papa‘A; * Thailand : Chompu-Nam Dok Mai ( Central ), Manom Hom ( North ), * Tongan : Fekika Papalangi; * Vietnamese : Lý, Bô Dào, Roi.
Eugenia jambos is an antipyretic and antiinfl ammatory herb of Asian folk medicine. All parts of the rose-apple tree have been reported to be used in traditional medicine in the tropics. Several parts of the tree are used medicinally as a tonic or a diuretic. Bark, leaves and seeds are medicinally used. In Indo-China, all parts of the tree are used as a digestive, a stimulant and a remedy for tooth troubles. In Upper Myanmar, the leaves are boiled and the decoction applied to sore eyes. The leaf decoction also serves as a diuretic and expectorant and treatment for rheumatism. An infusion of the leaves is given for fever in Cambodia. Powdered leaves have been rubbed on the bodies of smallpox patients for the cooling effect. A conserve of the fl owers is considered cooling. A sweetened preparation of the fl owers is believed to reduce fever. The seeds are employed against diarrhoea, dysentery and catarrh. In El Salvador and Nicaragua, an infusion of roasted, powdered seeds is employed as a remedy for diabetics. In Colombian folk medicine, the seeds are believed to have an anaesthetic property. The bark contains 7–12.4% tannin and has emetic and cathartic properties. The decoction of the bark is administered to relieve asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness. Cuban people believe that the root is an effective remedy for epilepsy. [T.K. Lim, Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 3, Fruits]
Fruit—used in liver complaints. Bark—astringent, antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric. Leaves—astringent, anti-inflammatory. The juice of fresh fruit contains alanine, aspartic acid, cystine or cysteine, glutamine, threonine and tyrosine.The essential oil, obtained from leaves, is a good source of dl-alpha-pinene In Brazil, a decoction of dry leaves is given in diabetes. Aerial parts exhibit diuretic activity [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Fruit—used in liver complaints. Bark—astringent, antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric. Leaves—astringent, anti-inflammatory. The juice of fresh fruit contains alanine, aspartic acid, cystine or cysteine, glutamine, threonine and tyrosine.The essential oil, obtained from leaves, is a good source of dl-alpha-pinene In Brazil, a decoction of dry leaves is given in diabetes. Aerial parts exhibit diuretic activity [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Parts used: Bark, leaves, fruit
Uses: Astringent, diuretic [Medicinal Plants by P. P. Joy, J. Thomas, Samuel Mathew, Baby P. Skaria]
Fruit: In French Guiana, used as an ingredient in an agreeably perfumed and refreshing lemonade. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]
40 Published articles of Syzygium jambos
