jamun is a good medicine for diabetis mellitus the seeds of jamun are used for the powder made. eating jamun in season is also advisedto these patients madhuri
--- On Mon, 6/4/09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:10311] Re: Syzigium cumini > To: "satish phadke" <[email protected]> > Cc: "indiantreepix Indian" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 6 April, 2009, 8:20 PM > What a wonderful shot, Satish > ji. > > > Some interesting > extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures/ more details, > pl. click on the link):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambool > > According to Hindu tradition, Rama subsisted > on the fruit in the forest for 15 years during his exile > from Ayodhya. Because of this, many Hindus regard Jambul as > a 'fruit of the gods,' especially in Gujarat, India, where > it is known locally as jamboon. > > Jamun is so exclusive to the Indian > Sub-continent and so widespread across the Indian > Sub-continent that one of the old names of India (or the > Indian region) is called Jambu-Dvipa > (literally, Island of Jamun fruit). > > Jambul (Syzygium cumini) is an evergreen > tropical tree in the flowering > plant family Myrtaceae, > native to India, Pakistan > and Indonesia. > It is also known as Jamun, Nerale Hannu, > Jamblang, Jambolan, Black Plum, > Damson Plum, Duhat Plum, Jambolan Plum, > Java Plum or Portuguese Plum. "Malabar > plum" may also refer to other species of Syzygium. > A fairly fast growing species, it can reach heights of up > to 30 m and can live more than 100 years. Its dense foliage > provides shade and is grown just for its ornamental value. > The wood is strong and is water resistant. Because of this > it is used in railway > sleepers and to install motors in wells. It > is sometimes used to make cheap furniture and village > dwellings though it is relatively hard to work on. > > > > 2009/4/6 satish phadke <[email protected]> > > Syzigium cumini > flowers of a common Jamun tree.Pune last week. > Jambhul > Family Myrtaceae > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & > Fauna:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ > join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > > > > Get an email ID as [email protected] or [email protected]. Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
