This river of jamun juice flowed through the island and was enjoyed by all its inhabitants. The jamun tree is not just characteristic of ancient and mythological India. An often-told story of Muruga (Kartikeya) begins with Avvaiyar sitting under a jamun tree, when she sees a young shepherd. Avvaiyar’s life-changing encounter under the jamun tree is believed to have taken place sometime in the tenth century CE, during the reign of the Cholas. Another group of scientists at IIT Hyderabad used activated carbon, derived from powdered jamun seeds, to remove fluoride from contaminated water.

Source: Huffington Post May 18, 2019 11:48 UTC