Vegetables and Fruits For your Good Health >> Black Plum

Black plum or jamun is a tasty and common fruit. It is very good for lowering cholesterol and is also good for patients of diabetes. Its leaves are anti bacterial and fruits and seeds have a cooling effect. It is a good astringent and cures diarrhoea and digestive disorders. It cures hyperacidity and nausea.

• Dried jamun fruit and seeds can be powdered. One tsp of this powder, taken twice a day, will bring down blood sugar levels in diabetic patients.
  
• Dried, powdered jamun seeds can be mixed with jaggery (gur) and mango seed powder. A small quantity of this paste can be taken thrice a day to cure diarrhoea.
  
• Make a decoction of tender leaves of mango and jamun and mix with a little honey. Take the cool decoction twice a day for relief from vomiting and burning sensation in the stomach.