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[[File:Ziziphus nummularia2.jpg|thumb|right|''Ziziphus nummularia'', ''Balakapriya'']]
 
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'''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia''', is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Common names are '''Mulluhannu, Bhu-kartaka,  Zariab''',<ref name="common names"/> etc.
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'''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia'''  is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Common names are '''Mulluhannu, Bhu-kartaka,  Zariab''' etc.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Influenza}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.
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Ziziphus nummularia is a shrub up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) high, branching to form a thicket. The leaves are rounded like those of Ziziphus zizyphus but differ from these in having a pubescence on the adaxial surface. The plant is commonly found in agricultural fields.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Barks}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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*Dried fruit used medicinally as astringent in bilious affliction in India.
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==Chemical Composition==
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*The leaves are used to treat scabies and other skin diseases.
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A 13-membered -formylcyclopeptide alkaloid, nummularine-T, has been isolated from the bark of Ziziphus nummularia.
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*The fruit is either eaten fresh, pickled, dried or made into confectionery. The juice can be made into a refreshing drink.
 
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*The leaves of Z. nummularia provide excellent fodder for livestock.
 
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*Z. nummularia shrubs are often intercropped with [[Pennisetum glaucum]] (millet), legumes and oil seeds.
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Aja-priya, Balakapriya, Bhu-kartaka|ta=|te=|hi=Jharberi, jharber|en=}}
  
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* '''Kannada''' - ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹಣ್ಣು
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==Properties==
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* '''Hindi''' -  झड बेर
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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== References ==
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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<ref name="common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jhar%20Beri.html Flowers of India]</ref>
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</references>
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|branched shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Ovate|Elliptic|Oblique or rounded at base, serrate at margin, acute or obtuse at apex, 1-2.5 x 0.5-1.8 cm, glabrous or tomentose above, tomentose to white-wooly beneath, 3-nerved at base}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Flowers 4-5 mm across|5 stamens|Stamens 0.8-1.2 mm long|Inflorescences axillary 10-20 flowered cymes, Flowering and Fruiting Time : September}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Short legume|Seeds 1 or 2 compressed, black|Glabrous|12-20 seeds, Disc faintly 10-lobed. Ovary 2-loculed, Flowering and Fruiting Time : September}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and 7 cm stem diameter. Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are usually two main flowering periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Dry regions of India}}, {{Commonly seen|Sea coast}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry zone in Sri Lanka}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Ziziphus nummularia1.jpg
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File:Ziziphus nummularia2.jpg
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File:Ziziphus nummularia3.jpg
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File:Ziziphus nummularia4.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
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== External Links ==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_nummularia Ziziphus nummularia-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231525 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Senna+auriculata+(L.)+Roxb. Planting]</ref>
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jhar%20Beri.html Ziziphus nummularia on flowers of india]
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* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250075386 Ziziphus nummularia on efloras.org]
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* [http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Zizyphus_nummularia.PDF Ziziphus nummularia on world grow forestry]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/483648/overview Ziziphus nummularia on encyclopedea of life]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

Latest revision as of 10:54, 10 September 2020

Ziziphus nummularia, Balakapriya

Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Common names are Mulluhannu, Bhu-kartaka, Zariab etc.

Uses

Scabies, Skin diseases, Influenza, Cold, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Colic, Ulcers, Fever.

Parts Used

Roots, Barks, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

A 13-membered -formylcyclopeptide alkaloid, nummularine-T, has been isolated from the bark of Ziziphus nummularia.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Jharberi, jharber
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aja-priya, Balakapriya, Bhu-kartaka
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

branched shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Ovate Elliptic Oblique or rounded at base, serrate at margin, acute or obtuse at apex, 1-2.5 x 0.5-1.8 cm, glabrous or tomentose above, tomentose to white-wooly beneath, 3-nerved at base

[1]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Flowers 4-5 mm across 5 stamens Stamens 0.8-1.2 mm long Inflorescences axillary 10-20 flowered cymes, Flowering and Fruiting Time : September

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Short legume Seeds 1 or 2 compressed, black Glabrous 12-20 seeds, Disc faintly 10-lobed. Ovary 2-loculed, Flowering and Fruiting Time : September {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and 7 cm stem diameter. Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are usually two main flowering periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry regions of India, Sea coast, Dry zone in Sri Lanka.

Photo Gallery

  • Ziziphus nummularia1.jpg
  • Ziziphus nummularia2.jpg
  • Ziziphus nummularia3.jpg
  • Ziziphus nummularia4.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Morphology
  2. ↑ Planting

External Links

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