Review Article : Jamblang Leaves (Syzygium cumini L.) are Used as Medicine

Abstrak

Jamblang (Syzigium cumini L) is a plant that almost all parts of the plant have many benefits including the leaves. Jamblang leaves contain compounds such as flavonoids, antioxidants, alkaloids, tannins, quercetin, myricetin, kaempferol, polyphenols, quinones, Lupeol, 12-oleanen-3-ol-3β-acetate, Stigmasterol, ß-sitosterol, terenoid, ß-sitosterol, Betulinic. acid, flavonol which has medicinal properties. This study aims to determine the usefulness or efficacy of jamblang leaves as medicine. This research method uses the type of Literature Review Article research with database results taken from various articles via Google Scholar, Sciendirect, and Pubmed. The results of various studies show that jamblang leaves have medicinal properties as antioxidants, anti-diarrhea, antimicrobial, anti-fungal, antihyperuremic, cariovascular, larvicidal and anti-inflammatory.