Black Berries (Jamun)

 

 

                                                                         Black Berry (Jamun)

                        This Black berry fruit (Jamun) dragging me into down memories lane when I was a child or school going lad. The place where I was residing with my parents had lot of Black Berries popularly called Jamun trees and me with my siblings and friends use to pluck the fruit with the help of long bamboos and relished the sweetness and succulentness of that fruit. After having some fruits we the children use to show our tongues that whose tongue had got more deep violet color of the fruits. Those days were so funny that the memories are still etched deep into my mind. But one great disadvantage of that tree was about its fragility, on a little load that branches gave up and the person who climbed at the tree came crashing down and it happened so many times with some casualties. So our guardians strictly warned all of us not to climb on those trees.

            This Indian native fruit is called Black Berries, Malabar plum, Java plum, Black plum, Jamun, Javambul and Jaman etc. by nature it is acidic and has pungent in taste and smell. But sweet when it is ripe. This seasonal and tropical fruit which generally grow in summer is versatile and have lot of nutrients and medicinal values as well. It helps in lowering the sugar level to a diabetic’s patient, also good for diarrhea, gout, pain and swelling. It boost body functions it is excellent source of Vitamin C and K. It improve digestion prevent cardiovascular disease. Even its seeds also have medicinal importance. People use to dry it and make powder of it and consume a spoonful to prevent diabetes, so people don’t throw it seeds. Nowadays this fruit is available in abundance everywhere but its price is beyond the capacity of the pocket, so people are buying it in little way. At the same time it has very short life span, maximum 15 to 20 days, after that it will be vanished.

            It is to be noted here that wood of  Black Berries (Jamun) trees are used in water tanks because it prevent from growing Algae, fungi’s in the tank and that doesn’t need to clean frequently. That’s why its woods are used in making of boats due to its non decaying capacities.

Text and Photos by- Ashok Karan,

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