Kakjam, scientifically known as Syzygium Fruticosum, can grow from large shrub to small tree, up to 10m tall. Leaves can be elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, apex shortly acuminate, base cuneate to slightly rounded. Flowers are small, sessile, white. Fruit is like a globose berry, crowned by the cup-shaped limb, like the size of the pea. It will be black or purple when ripe.
Kakjam Benefits:
- Leaf decoction is advised to take for the treatment of anaemia.
- Leaf juice is taken to treat dysentery