Botanical name : Syzygium cumini (Linn.) Skeels
Family : Myrtaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Jambu
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna   : Guru, Snigdha
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Black plum
Hindi  : Jamun, Jaman
Malayalam : Njaval
Distribution – Throughout India in forests as well as cultivated for fruits. 
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A medium sized tree grows up to 30 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate, acuminate, gland dotted, smooth; flowers greenish white, in trichotomous panicles; fruits oblong, dark purple when ripe, contain single seeds.    
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, diarrhea, diabetes, leucorrhoea, fever, skin diseases and general debility. 
Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Fruits