Jambu is a perennial herb with rosy flowers. Leaves
are 3-4, slender, narrowly linear, blunt-tipped, about a foot long.
Flowering stem is slender, compressed above. Flower head at the top is
spherical or hemispherical, densely flowered, 2.5 cm in diameter.
Flower-stalks are shorter than the flowers. Sepals are oblong, blunt,
stamen filaments are threadlike, much protruding out. Its
inflorescence's and leaves are commonly used as seasoning agents. In
Uttarakhand it is used very commonly as a spice to add flavor to soups
and dals. Jambu is found at altutudes of 2500-3000 m in Alpine
Himalayas of Uttarakhand.
Medicinal uses: Jambu is traditionally
believed to be useful in jaundice, cold, cough, wound-healing and other
stomach problems.
Identification credit: Amit Kumar
Photographed in Upper Dhauli Valley, Uttarakhand
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