Ziziphus nummularia is a shrub that is grows in Thar Desert. This shrub is used is used as
medicine since ancient time. This plant is effective as an anticancer, anodyne, refrigerant,
sedativeand stomachic and is used to treat anemia, bronchitis, burns, chronic fatigue,
diarrhea, hysteria, loss of appetite and pharyngitis. Phytochemical analysis of leaves and fruit
of this shrub confirm the presence of various phytoconstituents such as flavonoids, sterols,
tannins, alkaloids, glycosides, pectin, polysaccharides, peptide, saponins, and triterpenoid
acids. This plant also shows antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic,
antiplasmodial, anti-oxidant and cytotoxic effect against cancer cell line. This present paper
deals with the review of phytoconstituents and pharmacological action of plant Z.
nummularia.
Keywords: - Ethnobotany, Phytochemical, Ziziphus nummularia
Publication date: 01/12/2020
https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2020/December/MS_IJBPAS_2020_5296.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.12.5296
