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| Herbal
plants and medicinal properties |
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ZIZYPHUS
Botanical name:- Zizyphus jujuba
Indian name:- Ber
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| Zizyphus
is one of the most hardly fruit trees. It is a small thorny
evergreen tree with vine-like branches and dark green leaves.
The fruit has two varieties- the wild one, called jharberi is
small and round, while the cultivated fruit is oval , fleshy
and bigger in size. Its calorific value is 74. |
| Properties:-
Zizyphus is beneficial in the treatment of metal retardation.
A handful of the try fruit is boiled in half a litre of
water till it is reduced to half. Sugar or honey can be
added to taste and given daily at night before retiring.
It increases the functioning of the brain by releasing
more glutamic acid into the bloodstream. Zizyphus is useful
in preventing frequent attacks of colds and influenza.
The bark can be used for treating diarrhoea, dysentery
and colic. The infusion of the inner covering of the bark
is used as a purgative in constipation. |
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