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This tree is originally from India. The name jamun, comes from
the word Jambu Dweep, as India was once known in the olden
days, since it was supposed to be full of jamun trees!
Ripe jamuns are very tasty when they are eaten
with rock salt.
In the forests when wild jamuns fall from the tree they are eaten
by bears, deer, monkeys and other small animals.
The bark and seeds of the jamun are dried and powdered and
then used as a medicine for diabetes. The fruit is rich in fruit
sugar, iron and vitamin C.
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