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| BINOMIAL NAME | Syzygium jambos |
| COMMON NAME | Rose apple |
| FAMILY | Myrtaceae |
| TAMIL NAME | பன்னீர் பழம் |
| HABIT | Small, evergreen tree with a dense, spreading crown. |
| MORPHOLOGY | It is a large shrub or small-to-medium-sized tree. Its leaves and twigs are glabrous and the bark is fairly smooth. The leaves are lanceolate, pointed, base cuneate with hardly any petiole, lively red when growing, but dark, glossy green on attaining full size. The flowers are in small terminal clusters, white or greenish white. |
| MEDICINAL USES | ● An infusion of the fruit acts as a diuretic. ● The root is an effective remedy for epilepsy. ● The infusion of roasted, powdered seeds is beneficial to diabetics. ● It is used to relieve asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness. ● The powdered leaves have been rubbed on the bodies of smallpox patients for the cooling effect. |
| SOURCE | ● http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+jambos |
