World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

JAMUN: A BOON FOR HUMAN BEINGS: A REVIEW

*Adarsh Rajendra Patil, Arpita Ankush Patil, Rutuja Ramesh Patil, Prashant Pandurang Bavadekar, Dhanshree Suresh Adasul and Mansi Rajendra Desai

ABSTRACT

Jamun (Syzygium cumini) commonly known as Indian blackberry is an important fruit of Indian subcontinent and belongs to Myrtaceae family. Jamun has been proved to be a boon to human kind since time immemorial. Every part of the Jamun tree has high medicinal value, right from its fruit to its seed and bark to the leaves. It is an important fruit crop of Indian subcontinent, under-exploited and widely grown successfully due to its wider adaptability and nutraceutical properties. Jamun leages are prescribed for nausea, vomiting, bleeding disorders and metrorrhagia. Jamun could serve a beneficial role against metabolic syndrome (MS). In this review, the latest available scientific literature on Jamun was collected and the clinical trials investigating its effect on diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia were analyzed to find out how Jamun could improve the symptoms and biomarkers of MS. Overall, the results of this study found a significant association of Jamun with the prevention and treatment of these biomarkers of MS. In many studies, Jamun showed pharmacological modifications not only in MS but in many other diseases as well. Currently, its utilization as a folk medicine for the treatment of patients with MS is widely acknowledged. Hence, the findings of a large number of clinical studies confirmed the ameliorating effects of Jamun against MS due to its antioxidation, antidiabetic, anti-inflammation anticarcinogenic, and hyperlipidemic effects. More research is still needed to determine and identify the Jamun compounds and to elucidate their mechanisms of action that are responsible for these astounding bioactive properties and health benefits.

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