Ziziphus jujuba Unnab Kola Ber | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Ziziphus jujuba

Scientific Name and Description

Ziziphus jujuba Mill

Herb Family

Rhamnaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Ziziphus jujuba LAM.
Jububa mediterranea Bubani
Mansana arborea J.F.Gmel.
Paliurus lucidus Carrière
Rhamnus lucida Salisb.
Rhamnus mauritiana P.Willemet
Rhamnus soporifera Lour.
Rhamnus vulgaris Pers.
Rhamnus zizyphus L.
Ziziphus acidojujuba C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
Ziziphus acidojujuba f. granulata C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
Ziziphus acidojujuba f. trachysperma C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
Ziziphus chinensis Spreng.
Ziziphus jujuba f. apyrena C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
Ziziphus jujuba f. carnosicalycis C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
Ziziphus jujuba var. jujuba WFO descriptions
Ziziphus mauritiana subsp. orthacantha (DC.) A.Chev.
Ziziphus mauritiana var. deserticola A.Chev.
Ziziphus mauritiana var. muratiana (Maire) A.Chev.
Ziziphus mauritiana var. orthacantha (DC.) A.Chev.
Ziziphus melanogona Bojer
Ziziphus nitida Roxb.
Ziziphus officinarum Medik.
Ziziphus poiretii G.Don
Ziziphus sativa Gaertn.
Ziziphus sinensis Lam.
Ziziphus soporifera (Lour.) Stokes
Ziziphus sororia Roem. & Schult.
Ziziphus trinervia Roth
Ziziphus vulgaris Lam.
Ziziphus vulgaris var. spinosa Bunge
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H.Karst.
Zizyphon jujubum St.-Lag.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	french jujube, indian jujube, jujube, neutral henna, sedra
Hindi	badara, baer, bara-bor, ber, beri, bor, bordi, borti, karkandhu, kath ber, kuvala, pamji-bor, pemdiber
Kannada	badari, bare, bari, barihannu, ber, bogare, bogari, bogori, bogri, bore, egaci, egasi, elachi, elaci, elanji, elasi, ilanji, ilantai, ilici, ilisi, jati, jelachi, karkandhu, karkhandhyalachi, yagachi, yalachi, yalachi-hannu, yalaci, yelachi, yelanji, yelchi, yellachi
Malayalam	badaram, badari, elanta, elantap-pazham, elantha, elenda, elentha, ilanta, ilantappalam, ilantha, kolam, lanta, lantappalam, parintoddali, parintudai, perimtoddali, perin-toddah, perintoddah, perintutali, peruntutali, yelanda
Marathi	baher, ber, bera, bhor, bor, bora, bori
Sanskrit	ajapriya, badara, badarah, badari, balashta, dridhabija, dviparni, ghonta, grddhanakha, gudaphala, kantaki, karkarmadhu, kola, kolah, koli, kuvala, kuvali, madhuraphala, mahadebara, nakhi, nripabadari, nripeshta, phalashayshira, prithukoli, rajabadari, rajakoli, rajavallabha, sauvira, sincitikaphala, srigalakoli, sukrapriya, sukshmapatrika, sukshmaphala, suphala, svachha, tanubija, ubhayakantaka, vadari, vatadalla
Tamil	adidaram, arulatotikacceti, arulatotiyam, atitarakamaram, atitaram, attiram,cancarikai, cancikai, cannirotayam, cannirotayamaram, cattiracamam, cimaiyilantai, cinailantai, civakam., cuviriyam, cuviriyamaram, elandai, elandap-pazham, elandei vayr, iccatti, ilandai, ilandai maram, ilantai, ilantai ilai, ilantai ppalam, ilantappalam, ilantha, ilanthei, ilatai, inippilantai, inturu, inturukam, inturukamaram, iracatuntu, iradi, iram, irantuntu, irantuntukam, irantuntukamaram, irati,iratti, irisipakam, iruntunar, irutu, kamanalatti, karkkantu, katturekam, katturekamaram, kauvalam, ko, kokilam, kokkumpatari, koli, kolikam, kolikamaram, kolmuli, kondai, kontai, korkoti, korkotimaram, kotali, kottakkoti, kottakoti, kulari, kulatti, kulavali, kulavalli, kulavallimaram, kullari, kulvali, kulvali kol, kutapalai, kutapalam, kuvalam, miruttiyupalam, mulatti, muliyeru, munnatimatu, murukatantai, nalampalam, nattilantai, nilailantai, nilavilantai, padari, pallavaparuni, pallavaparunicceti, pancamiyam, patari, patarikam, patarikamaram, pulippilantai, pulippilantaicceti, ratti, ratticceti, sivagam, tammalai, tampalai, tampalam, tanupicam, tiritapicam,tittipilantaimaram, tittippilantai, utirumpalam, uyastavam, vaccirakantam, vadari, vakkirakantam, valarotayam, varuvaluntimuli, vataram,vatari, vatuputpakam, vetirimaram, vettiracceti, vettiram 1, veyam, yellande
Telugu	badaramu, badari, badarika, ganga regi, ganga-regu-pandu, gangaregu, gangarenu, karkandhuvu, karkhanduvu, ragu, regi, regu, regu-pandu, renga, rengha, reni, renu, reyghoo, reygoo
Tibetan	gya-sug, ko la, rgya sug
Urdu	annab, baer, ber, unab, unnab
Common names	jujube ,Chinese date

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Natural Vitamin C

Natural Potassium

Natural Iron

Herb usable parts

Fruits

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Joshanda

Ethnopharmacology use

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Tree Whole plant Cough; mouth cleanser; improves digestion; edible; antidiarrhoeal; diarrhoea; dysentery; edible; wound; piles; prolonged labour; dental caries; tuberculosis; ulcers; asthma; constipation; diabetes General; women Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010, Bhagat et al. 2016, Tetali et al. 2009