Ziziphus jujuba Mill.
| Synonym : | Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk. Rhamnus jujuba L. Rhamnus zizyphus L. Ziziphus sativa Gaertn. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kul, Boroi. ,Jibong (Mogh), Jim Bang (Marma). |
| English Name : | Jujube Fruit. |
| Family : | Rhamnaceae |
| Disease : | boils,rheumatism,purgative,delirium,fever ,ulcers, wounds ,diarrhea,nausea ,vomiting,scabies ,digest |
| Description : | A small to medium-sized deciduous to semi-evergreen tree with spreading, rounded crown, branches drooping, armed with stipular spines. Leaves very variable, usually orbicular, 2.5-7.5 cm long, under surface densely covered with whitish or grayish tomentum. Flowers small, greenish-yellow, in short axillary or nearly sessile cymes. Fruit a drupe, much variable in size and shape 1.2-2.5 cm diam. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains much tannin, leucocyanidin, leucopalargonidin, betulininc acid, a crystallizable principle, ziziphic acid and resin. Bark also contains alkaloids hysodricanine A and mauritine H, coclaurine, isoboldine, norisoboldine and asimilobine. Fruits |
| Uses : | Fruits are astringent, laxative, stomachic and blood purifier, checks biliousness and improves digestion. The fruits are also credited with emollient and pectoral properties, prescribed in scabies and throat troubles and are recommended in nausea and vomi |
| Habit : | Tree |