Monsoon fruits like litchis, peaches and plums have already arrived in the market. These juicy fruits are full of flavour and nutrients. Among them is the humble jamun or jambul, known informally as the Indian blackberry. The fruit is oval-shaped with a single, large seed. At first sight, it resembles a big black grape. It has a floral fragrance and purple flesh, which often stains the tongue. During the monsoons, rains knock the fresh jamun fruits down and children often flock to collect them from under the trees. In India, jamun is also a part of folk remedies and medicines. If you are a diabetic, eating jamuns will help you keep your blood sugar in control. Here’s how. Jamun or Jambul Benefits: Health Reasons to Eat Indian Blackberry This Monsoon.

Syzygium cumini or jamun/jambul is a widely-used medicinal plant, used particularly in the treatment of diabetes. The fruit is also known by other names such as jambolan, jambol, common plum and java plum. Folk medicine and medical literature both validate the anti-diabetic effects of jamun.

The plant contains anthocyanins, glucoside, ellagic acid, isoquercetin, kaemferol and myrecetin. The seeds of the fruit are rich in alkaloid, jambosine, and glycoside jambolin or antimellin. Both the compounds help in reducing blood sugar by stopping the conversion of start into sugar. Fruit Seeds Health Benefits: Mango, Jamun, Jackfruit+ 3 Other Kernels That Are Super Nutritious.

How to Use Jamun/ Jambul for Diabetes

The fruit, the seeds, the leaves and the bark of the jamun tree have therapeutic benefits against diabetes. To reap the benefits of jamun, snack on the fruits.

A tea prepared out of the leaves of the plant is also said to have a strong effect against diabetes. Even the stem bark of the jamun plant has been proven to decrease blood sugar levels in animal studies.

If you are looking for an inexpensive home remedy for diabetes, look no further than jamun. The fruits come cheap and are widely available throughout the summer and rains. Diabetics should, therefore, try to include jamuns in their daily diet.

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