A Review on Bioactive compounds found in various part of (Syzygium cumini) to curb different health issues

Syzygium cumini is a commonly known as “jamun” that widely used in different health issues. The bioactive compounds found in various parts of plant have been scientifically proved to cure vast range of diseases and particularly in diabetes. The bio compounds like Flavonoids, essential oils, tannins, oxalic acid and gallic acid have been identified as effective antianaemic, antidiarrhieal, antipyretic, antibacterial, anti-inflammetry and gastro protective. The seeds are alleged to contain alkaloids, jambosine and glycoside jamoline or antimellin that halts the diastical conversion of starch to sugar. In this review we trying to described the existing information on traditional and medicinal uses of various parts of plant.

Author(s): Pinky Katara*, JR Rot, SV Vala, MK Sujnan and SK Jha

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