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Ziziphus nummularia

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ziziphus nummularia
Scientific Name and Description
Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) Wight and Arn.
Herb Family
Rhamnaceae
Plant type
Climber

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Ziziphus nummuiaria Wight & Arn.
Ziziphus rotundifolia

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English wild jujube
Hindi jhahrberi, ber, beri, bor, bordi, botti, chania bor, chania-bor, jarberi, jhadbor, jhadiaber, jhar-bor, jharber, jharberi, malla, pala-bor
Sanskrit Sukshamaphala,- aja-priya, balakapriya, bhu-kartaka, bhubadari, bhukamtaka, bhurdaribalakapriya, ghonta, karkandhu, sukshmaphala
Rajasthan Region Bordi, Borti
Kannada mulluhannu, mulluhonne, paraji, parapele, parpalli, parpuli, purpalli, purpulli
Marathi bhooyi baer, chanya-bor, gangar, janglar, junglebor
Tamil korgodi, narielandai, parpalli-gidda
Telugu jitta reni, nelaregu, regu kampa
Urdu poast jhar beri, poast jharberi, zariab
Common names wild jujube, jhahrberi
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
  • Fruits boiled in water and its water is used to take bath for curing fever caused due to heat stroke during
    summer season. 
  • The fruits are also eaten. 
  • Paste of leaves is used for healing cuts and boils and cutaneous diseases. 
  • Leaves decoction is used as a bath after delivery and as a gargle for sore throat and bleeding gums.
  • Dried leaves burnt and smoke inhaled to relieve cough and cold. 
  • Paste of bark gives cooling effect on burnt portion as an antiseptic.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn. wild jujube Rhamnaceae Shrub Leaf Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Glycosides

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) Wight & Arn. Jharberi Rhamnaceae Gastrointestinal problems, diabetes. bilious infections

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) Wight and Arn. Climber Root, stem, bark, leaves Rheumatism; fever; ulcer; inflammation; diarrhoea; insecticidal; wormicidal; skin diseases General Bhardwaj et al. 2011

 

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Antiseptic

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
Rheumatism
Fever
Ulcer
Inflammation
Worm
Heatstroke
Boil
Gingivosis
Cough
Cold
Burn
References

Literature

Literature
Bhardwaj et al. 2011
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

WFO (2024): Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000430243. Accessed on: 10 Jun 2024

Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112