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Ziziphus rugosa Lam.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Ziziphus rugosa |
| Family name: |
RHAMNACEAE
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| English name: |
Wild Jujube
Wrinkled Jujube
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| Sinhala name: |
Maha eraminiya (මහ එරමිණියා)
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| Tamil name: |
Churai
Totari
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| Sanskrit name: |
Ghontaa
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| Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Large armed shrubs or small trees, 3-6 m high; young branches fulvous tomentose; stipular spines solitary. Leaves 5-10.5 x 4-6 cm, oblique at base. Inflorescences axillary, sessile cymes or terminal panicles, up to 30 cm long. Flowers yellowish- green, 4-5 mm across; petals 0. Drupes pyriform to globose, 6-12 x 9-10 mm in diameter, flesht, white when ripe. Seeds 2 (-1), black.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit (Wild Fruit)
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| Treatment for: |
Menorrhagia
Mercurial poisoning
Fractures
Sores
Boils
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Antimicrobial
Antidote
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