Jambul Fruit

The jambul fruit, also known as rose apple or java plum, is a well known common fruit, grown all over India. It has been highly appreciated since times immemorial for its unique taste, flavor and colour. This fruit, the seeds and fruit juice can all be beneficially used in the treatment of this disease. The 'Jamboline' contained in the seeds is believed to have power to check the pathological conversion of starch into sugar in cases of increased production of glucose. The seeds are dried and powered. This powder, mixed with water, should be taken three or four times daily. It reduces the quantity of sugar in urine and allays the unquenchable thirst.

In Ayurveda, the inner bark of the jambul tree is also considered valuable in the treatment of diabetes. The bark is dried and burnt. This produces an ash of white color. This ash should be pestle in the mortar, stained and bottled. The diabetes patient should be given 66 centigrams of this ash on an empty stomach with water in the morning and 1.33 grams each time in the afternoon and the evening, an hour after meals, if the specific gravity of the urine is 1.02 to 1.03. If the specific gravity ranges between 1.035 to 1.055, the ash should be given thrice daily in the quantity of two grams at a time.