Syzygium jambolanum
The great diabetes remedy. Reduces blood sugar levels. Glycosuria — sugar in urine. Excessive thirst and urination. Old ulcers and abscesses in diabetics. Prickly heat. Used in mother tincture for diabetes support.
Source
Prepared from the seeds of Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Diabetes mellitus — the chief indication. Lowers blood sugar and reduces glycosuria. Excessive thirst with copious urination containing sugar. Old non-healing ulcers in diabetics. Prickly heat. Boils. Great weakness from diabetic state. Mother tincture 10-15 drops 3x daily for diabetes support. Does not replace medical treatment.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull from diabetic state. Depressed. Weakness.
General Symptoms
Pancreas and blood sugar. Worse from exertion. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Glycosuria — sugar in urine. Copious pale urine. Polyuria. Diabetic.
Stomach
Excessive thirst (polydipsia). Ravenous hunger (polyphagia). Nausea.
Skin
Old non-healing ulcers. Boils in diabetics. Prickly heat. Carbuncles.
Extremities
Great weakness. Diabetic neuropathy — numbness, tingling.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Exertion, sugar, sweets
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Specific organ remedy for diabetes support.
Clinical Indications
Diabetes mellitus (adjunct), glycosuria, polyuria, diabetic ulcers, boils in diabetics, blood sugar regulation
Comparative Materia Medica
Insulinum is the insulin sarcode. Uranium nitricum has diabetes with emaciation. Phosphoric acid has diabetes with debility. Cephalandra indica is another Indian diabetes remedy.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Jamun seed is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for diabetes. Non-toxic. The fruit is a common food in India. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture. Does not replace insulin or oral hypoglycemics.
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