A review on pharmacology and phytochemistry of syzygium cumini
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
To encourage a disease free healthy life Mother Nature has gifted mankind medicinal plants. The world craves new ideas and looks to the Far East and Asia for inspiration and innovation. There is a wealth of technical data to support the safe use of this plant and this review will produce the data to justify the use of this plant in a wide range in the field of ayurveda. Syzygium cumini belongs to the family Myrtaceae. Commonly it is known as a amblang, Jambul, Jambolan and Kala Jamun in India. The seed is used as an alternative natural healing system in the Ayurvedic, Unani and Chinese medicines. It is effective in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, inflammation, ulcers and diarrhea and preclinical studies have also shown it to possess chemoprotective, radioprotective and antineoplastic properties. The present review has been primed to describe the existing data on the information on traditional and medicinal use of the Syzygium cumini plant.
Authors and Affiliations
Veeram Anjali| S.V.U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, G. Sindhu| S.V.U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, C. Girish| S.V.U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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