Title: Review on ethnomedicinal uses, pharmacological activity and phytochemical constituents of Ziziphus mauritiana (Z. jujuba Lam., non Mill) Ziziphus mauritiana (Z. jujuba Lam., non Mill)'nin etnomedikal kullanimi, farmakojik aktivitesi ve fitokimyasal bileşenleri üzerine derleme
Abstract:SUMMARY Ziziphus mauritiana (family: Rhamnaceae) is an extremely drought hardy and native fruit of India, found wild and cultivated. It is useful as food, fodder, nutrient, medicine, construction mate...SUMMARY Ziziphus mauritiana (family: Rhamnaceae) is an extremely drought hardy and native fruit of India, found wild and cultivated. It is useful as food, fodder, nutrient, medicine, construction material and fuel. Ziziphus mauritiana having tremendous medicinal properties, attributed by a diverse group of secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, saponin, pectin, triterpenoic acids and lipids. Jujubosides (saponin) isolated from Ziziphus reported to have haemolytic, sedative, anxiolytic and sweetness inhibiting properties. Whereas, cyclopeptide alkaloids found to have sedative, antimicrobial, hypoglycemic, antiplasmodial, anti-infectious, antidiabetic, diuretic, analgesic, anticonvulsant and anti-inflammatory activities. In spite of the fact that Ziziphus mauritiana having medicinal properties, it is neither considered as important medicinal plant nor utilized for medicinal use in mainstream therapeutics. This paper provides review of information regarding ethnopharmacological uses, pharmacological activity and phytochemical constituents of Ziziphus mauritiana , with purpose of OZET Ziziphus mauritianaRead More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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