Talk:Syzygium cumini

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Why is this linked from Duat?[edit]

The topic for DUAT (the Egyptian god) links to this article as another use of the term "Duat". However, "duat" does not appear within this article. Is that a valid link? or should the link be removed from Duat? Bbarto 22:17, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Flowers[edit]

Article reads: Jamun trees start flowering from March to April. The flowers of Jamun are fragrant and small, about 5 mm in diameter.

A color photo of jaam tree in flower would improve the article. I have one that I like to add when I can figure out how to upload on wiki ;) Saajan99 (talk) 13:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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please update the name of the article to Jamun, as it is the correct tranlitration for this friut,(in most of the native countries) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.185.26.86 (talk) 10:20, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Moved. Nathan Johnson (talk) 00:51, 1 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jambul → Syzygium cumini – Move to scientific name per WP:FLORA. The article currently lists 39 common names in 15+ languages for this plant, and it has been subject to previous edit wars over which common names should be listed. There isn't a neutral, universal common name title possible for this article; the scientific name is neutral and universal Plantdrew (talk) 04:07, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support, and move the long section of common names to Wiktionary. Ibadibam (talk) 22:20, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support and leave the many common names in the article - they should all redirect here, assuming the name is unique for this plant. From the WikiProject Plant article guidelines: "All known common names for a taxon are to be listed in the article about that taxon." First Light (talk) 22:50, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Allium tuberosum has a nice infobox for common names in multiple languages. This article has incoming links through 4 of 5 common name redirects (there are also DABbed common names linking here, e.g. Duhat, Jamblang); more redirects could certainly be added. However, I've seen long lists of non-English common names for plants deleted before and haven't complained. Ultimately, I don't think the English language Wikipedia addresses the issue of common names in other languages well (or does it? Are there relevant essays or guidelines?). The internet is full of English language content about this plant written by Indians who calling Jambul/Jamun/etc., Filipinos calling it Duhat, Indonesians who calling it Jamblang, et al... If the local language Wikipedia doesn't have an article on it, people who are bilingual in English may end up reading about it on the English Wikipedia. So I don't really want to see common names in other languages deleted, but they do clutter the article, and I doubt I'll take the time to deal with them adequately (via infobox & redirects?) myself. Plantdrew (talk) 03:26, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Primary source for the claim that Syz cumini is antidiabetic needed[edit]

The section "Description" makes a passing mention of alleged capability of Syzygium cumini to "lower blood glucose level." The article cited for the claim is not of scientific origin, nor has it made any reference to the original source. Hence I am replacing the "dubious-discuss" tag with "citation needed." Additionally, alleged health benefits do not account for the literal description of a fruit, so I am creating a new section titled "Supposed health effects" and shifting all health benefit related information there. Do let me know if this appropriate. Knaveknight (talk) 08:42, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, according to WP:MEDRS, you can (and I think should) be bolder, and remove all such material not supported by reliable medical sources. Peter coxhead (talk) 08:44, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Black plum[edit]

Despite the agreement of editors in the Move request above, we are required to comply with WP:COMMONNAME and refer to a commonly used English language name - this article is not a language lesson. Currently, we have only one cited source and it uses the term "Black plum". I am happy for other names to be included as long as they are properly referenced and meet the requirements of Wikipedia policy. It would appear from Google Scholar that the term "Java plum" relates to Syzygium jambolana, so I assume that such terms as "Jambul" for this species is inappropriate. William Harris • (talk) • 21:46, 21 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nutrition[edit]

They are high in the antioxidant resveratrol according this paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4288802/ Depending on whether antioxidants count as micronutrients, the claim "no other micronutrients in appreciable amounts" may be inacurrate. Do they? Viktor Söderqvist (talk) 21:17, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Resveratrol and other polyphenols are not micronutrients and have no known activity or functions in vivo, as their fate during and after digestion is to be broken into smaller units with undetermined properties and rapidly excreted. The "antioxidant" effects apply only to a test tube. For the general user, resveratrol content in jamun has little value. Zefr (talk) 00:42, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]