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'''Ziziphus abyssinica''' is a fiercely thorny, semideciduous plant, varying in habit from an erect shrub; a scrambling plant that clambers into other vegetation for support; or a tree with drooping branches that form a heavy, rounded crown. It usually grows from 3 - 12 metres tall. The bole is usually straight. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and other materials. It is sometimes cultivated as a stock-proof hedge.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Snakebite}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
===Food===
Ziziphus xylopyra can be used in Food. Seed kernels are consumed after drying.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Ziziphus xylopyra Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A,B and C; Betulinic acid, Carotene, Citric acid; Flavonoides; Lupeol; Quercetin; Tannins; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant usually of the drier areas of the hot tropics, where it can be found at elevations from 400 - 2,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Ziziphus xylopyra is available from April to July<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ziziphus+abyssinica Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.156, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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