Botanical name : Syzygium jambos (Linn.) Alston
Family : Myrtaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Champeya
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna   : Guru, Snigdha
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Rose apple
Hindi  : Gulab-jamun
Malayalam : Champa, Panineerchampa, Malakkachampa
Distribution – Throughout India, cultivated
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small sized evergreen tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, lanceolate and acute; flowers greenish white in terminal racemes. Fruits pale yellow, globose, sweet scented, with 1-2 seeds within.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, diarrhea, colic, wounds, ulcers, stomatitis, arthritis, and general debility.
Useful part : Bark, Fruits.