Special UsesĪttracts Wildlife Coppice Food Forest Hedge It is also used for building bridges and for making musical instruments, especially guitars. Wood is durable in water, resistant to termites, and although difficult to work, it saws and machines well and is used for construction, boat building, commercial tea and chest plywood, agricultural implements, tool handles, cart wheels, well curbs and troughs, sleepers, furniture and as props for shafts and galleries in mines. The reddish-grey or reddish-brown heartwood is fine grained and is utilized in exterior joinery and carpentry. The branches are used to whiten the teeth. It has served in tanning and also yields a brown dye that has been used in colouring and preserving fishnets. Other Uses The bark contains 13 - 19% tannins. The flowers are very attractive to bees, yielding a quality honey. In perennial plant systems it is often interplanted as a shade-provider with crops such as bananas, coffee and cocoa. The roots are sometimes used as a treatment for epilepsy.Ĭontainers Cosmetic Furniture Hedge Preservative Shelterbelt Tannin Teeth WoodĪgroforestry Uses: The plant is amenable to trimming and can be grown as a hedge or to provide shelter from the wind. The wood yields a sulphate pulp that has medicinal uses. An infusion of the leaves is used in the treatment of diabetes and diarrhoea. Fruits are used as a relief for colic and to treat diarrhoea. The ripe fruit is astringent and is used as an effective treatment for diabetes. The bark is used as a gargle to strengthen gums, treat mouth ulcers etc. An infusion is used to treat irregular menstruation, diarrhoea, dysentery, children's thrush etc. The juice of the bark is considered good for treating wounds and enlargement of the spleen. The seeds and bark are well known in the Far East for the treatment of dysentery and in the control of hyperglycaemia and glycosuria in diabetic patients. The seeds also reduce blood sugar levels and are useful in the treatment of diabetes. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.Īntidiarrhoeal Astringent Carminative Diuretic Dysentery Epilepsy Hypoglycaemic Mouthwashīoth the seeds and the fruit are diuretic and have important carminative and astringent properties. Plants For A Future can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Jambolan can tolerate waterlogged conditions and can withstand strong winds. The wood is used in exterior joinery and carpentry, construction, boat building, plywood, agricultural implements, furniture, etc. The bark is a source of tannins and brown dye used in coloring and preserving fish nets. Jambolan also functions as a hedge in some areas and is interplanted with crops as a shade tree. Fruits can be eaten raw or processed into desserts. Leaf infusion is used for diarrhea and diabetes. Fruits are used in the treatment of colic and diarrhea. Bark infusion is used to treat irregular menstruation, diarrhea, dysentery, children's thrush, etc. Bark juice is used for treating wounds and enlargement of the spleen. Seeds and bark are used against dysentery. The seeds and fruits are used in the treatment of diabetes. The fruits are oval, green to black when ripe, with dark purple flesh. The leaves are smooth, opposite, shiny, leathery and oval. Syzygium cumini, Jambolan or otherwise known as Java Plum, is a medium-sized tropical and evergreen tree, about 10-30 m in height.
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