Jamun (<i>Syzygium cumini </i>(L.)): A Review of Its Food and Medicinal Uses

作     者：Shrikant Baslingappa Swami Nayan Singh J. Thakor Meghatai M. Patil Parag M. Haldankar 

作者机构：College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli Dist Ratnagiri (Maharashtra State) (India) Department of Agricultural Process Engineering College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli Dist Ratnagiri (Maharashtra State) (India) Department of Horticulture College of Agriculture Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli Dist Ratnagiri (Maharashtra State) (India) Senior Research Fellow NAIP-Kokum Karonda Jamun and Jackfruit Department of Agricultural Process Engineering College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli Dist Ratnagiri (Maharashtra State) (India) 

出 版 物：《Food and Nutrition Sciences》 (食品与营养科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2012年第3卷第8期

页      面：1100-1117页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Jamun-Syzygium cumini Chemopreventive Radioprotective Antineoplastic Activities 

摘      要：Eugenia jambolana Lam., commonly known as black plum or “jamun is an important medicinal plant in various traditional systems of medicine. It is effective in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, inflammation, ulcers and diarrhea and preclinical studies have also shown it to possess chemopreventive, radioprotective and antineoplastic properties. The plant is rich in compounds containing anthocyanins, glucoside, ellagic acid, isoquercetin, kaemferol and myrecetin. The seeds are claimed to contain alkaloid, jambosine, and glycoside jambolin or antimellin, which halts the diastatic conversion of starch into sugar. The present review has been primed to describe the existing data on the information on traditional and medicinal use.