Java Apple

Other Names : Syzygium samarangense, Java apple, Semarang rose-apple, wax jambu.

Health Benefits and Uses of Jave Apple

• The flowers are astringent and used in Taiwan to treat fever and halt diarrhea. Investigators have found their principal constituent to be tannin. They also contain desmethoxymatteucinol, 5-O-methyl-4'-desmethoxymatteucinol, oleanic acid and B-sitosterol. They show weak antibiotic action against Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium smegmatis, and Candida albicans.
• Source of Oleanolic Acid