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'''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia''', also called Jharber (Hindi: झड बेर), 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.
== Description ==
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.
== Uses ==
*Dried fruit used medicinally as astringent in bilious affliction in India.
*The leaves are used to treat scabies and other skin diseases.
*The fruit is either eaten fresh, pickled, dried or made into confectionery. The juice can be made into a refreshing drink.
*The leaves of Z. nummularia provide excellent fodder for livestock.
*Z. nummularia shrubs are often intercropped with millet, legumes and oil seeds.
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jhar%20Beri.html Flowers of India]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_nummularia Ziziphus nummularia-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
'''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia''', also called Jharber (Hindi: झड बेर), 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.
== Description ==
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.
== Uses ==
*Dried fruit used medicinally as astringent in bilious affliction in India.
*The leaves are used to treat scabies and other skin diseases.
*The fruit is either eaten fresh, pickled, dried or made into confectionery. The juice can be made into a refreshing drink.
*The leaves of Z. nummularia provide excellent fodder for livestock.
*Z. nummularia shrubs are often intercropped with millet, legumes and oil seeds.
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jhar%20Beri.html Flowers of India]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_nummularia Ziziphus nummularia-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
