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Ziziphus nummularia

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID643ffbeccbd23134616903
Scientific name Ziziphus nummularia
Authority (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.
First published in Cat. Ind. Pl. : 31 (1833)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Fruit processed as jam, jelly, preserves, and sweet pickles; fresh consumption as edible fruit.

Industrial and craft applications:
Wood used for agricultural implements, tool handles, and small turnery; stems employed as walking sticks and turned objects.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Fruits serve as a fresh snack and processed ingredient for jams, jellies, and sweets; occasionally fermented into country liquor.

Colorants and tanning:
Bark contains hydrolysable tannins and is used for leather tanning; hulls and mature fruit yield brown dyes for protein fibers such as wool and silk.

Wood and fiber:
Hard, close-grained wood suitable for small durable items; coppice stems provide poles and fuelwood.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic uses.

Properties relevant to use:
Wood density and strength (species-specific) support durable small items; hydrolysable tannin content enables tanning and dyeing of protein fibers.

Standards and regulation:
Processed fruit products are covered by national food-safety regulations; timber use falls under forestry and commercial timber standards.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Common in arid and semi-arid regions and frequently harvested from wild stands; leaf-lopping for fodder can reduce plant vigor; propagation by seed supports regeneration; trade is typically local.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Ziziphus microphylla Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 362 (1824)
Rhamnus nummularia Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 61 (1768)
Ziziphus rotundifolia Lam. Encycl. 3: 319 (1789)
Ziziphus nummularia var. glabrescens Bhandari & Bhansali Fasc. Fl. India 20: 103 (1990)

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Language Common/alternative name
English jujube
Arabic سدر / نبق
Arabic السدر البري / نبق بري
Bengali ভুবাদরি |  ভূঁইকুল
Persian رمیلک
Hindi झरबेर
Nepali जङ्गली बयर
Punjabi ਮਲ੍ਹਾ
Telugu జిజిఫస్ నుమ్ములేరియా
Ukrainian Зизифус круглолистий

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Ziziphus nummularia var. saharae (Maire) A.Chev. Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 27: 474 1947

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Palestine
      • Sinai

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000430243
USDA Plants ZINU2
Tropicos 50213200
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20010326-1
The Plant List kew-2470614
Open Tree Of Life 14448
NCBI Taxonomy 498071
IPNI 20010326-1
iNaturalist 426391
GBIF 3039427
Freebase /m/027hjdd
EPPO ZIPNU
EOL 483648
USDA GRIN 42289
Wikipedia Ziziphus_nummularia

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan Umair M, Altaf M, Ahsan T, Bussmann RW, Abbasi AM, Gatasheh MK, Elrobh M J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 07-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11077875
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00686-9
PMID:38715115
Characterization of novel natural cellulose fiber from Ficus macrocarpa bark for lightweight structural composite application and its effect on chemical treatment Tengsuthiwat J, A V, R V, G YG, Rangappa SM, Siengchin S Heliyon 26-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11079083
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30442
PMID:38726178
Ethnobotanical assessment of antidiabetic medicinal plants in District Karak, Pakistan Nazar A, Adnan M, Shah SM, Bari A, Ullah R, Tariq A, Ahmad N BMC Complement Med Ther 24-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11040872
doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04462-w
PMID:38658923
Exploring the potential of Ziziphus nummularia and luteolin-7-O-glucoside as tubulin inhibitors in cancer therapy and survival Alghamdi SS, Alghashem SA, Ali R, Alsubait A, Suliman RS, Mohammed AE, Alehaideb Z, Alshafi RA, Alturki AY, Rahman I Sci Rep 26-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10966015
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57680-0
PMID:38531974
Vegetation–edaphic correlation and importance value index in himalayan ‘ecotone’ temperate conifer forest using the multivariate technique Ali F, Zeb M, Amin M, Rajpar MN, Hidayat S, Khan WR Saudi J Biol Sci 24-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11000104
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103983
PMID:38590389
Discovering the regulators of heat stress tolerance in Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f) wight and walk.-arn Panzade KP, Tribhuvan KU, Pawar DV, Jasrotia RS, Gaikwad K, Dalal M, Kumar RR, Singh MP, Awasthi OP, Padaria JC Physiol Mol Biol Plants 23-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11018567
doi:10.1007/s12298-024-01431-y
PMID:38633271
Folk Knowledge and Perceptions about the Use of Wild Fruits and Vegetables–Cross-Cultural Knowledge in the Pipli Pahar Reserved Forest of Okara, Pakistan Jabeen S, Arshad F, Harun N, Waheed M, Alamri S, Haq SM, Vitasović-Kosić I, Fatima K, Chaudhry AS, Bussmann RW Plants (Basel) 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10974405
doi:10.3390/plants13060832
PMID:38592859
Fungi beyond limits: The agricultural promise of extremophiles Zenteno‐Alegría CO, Yarzábal Rodríguez LA, Ciancas Jiménez J, Álvarez Gutiérrez PE, Gunde‐Cimerman N, Batista‐García RA Microb Biotechnol 13-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10936741
doi:10.1111/1751-7915.14439
PMID:38478382
Nutritional Composition and Antinutritional Factors of Five Wild Edible Fruits Grown in the Mekdela District, South of Wollo, Ethiopia Yiblet Y ScientificWorldJournal 11-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10954358
doi:10.1155/2024/9980936
PMID:38510569
Fractionation and phytochemical composition of an ethanolic extract of Ziziphus nummularia leaves: antioxidant and anticancerous properties in human triple negative breast cancer cells Abdallah R, Shaito AA, Badran A, Baydoun S, Sobeh M, Ouchari W, Sahri N, Eid AH, Mesmar JE, Baydoun E Front Pharmacol 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10885810
doi:10.3389/fphar.2024.1331843
PMID:38405665
Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic potential of Oxystelma esculentum (L. f.) Sm. using in vitro, in vivo, and in silico studies Sherif AE, Sajid-ur-Rehman M, Asif M, Qadeer I, Khan KU Front Pharmacol 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10825028
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1326968
PMID:38293669
Wild Edible Fruits as a Source of Food and Medicine: A Study among Tribal Communities of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ul Abidin SZ, Khan R, Ahmad M, Cuerrier A, Zafar M, Ullah A, Khan J, Saeed A, Al-Qahtani WH, Kazi M Plants (Basel) 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780817
doi:10.3390/plants13010039
PMID:38202347
Validation of an HPLC-DAD Method for Quercetin Quantification in Nanoparticles Carvalho D, Jesus Â, Pinho C, Oliveira RF, Moreira F, Oliveira AI Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 17-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10748265
doi:10.3390/ph16121736
PMID:38139862
Unraveling the therapeutic potential of Senna singueana phytochemicals to attenuate pancreatic cancer using protein–protein interactions, molecular docking, and MD simulation Balkrishna A, Sharma D, Thapliyal M, Arya V, Dabas A In Silico Pharmacol 13-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10719185
doi:10.1007/s40203-023-00179-9
PMID:38108042
Therapeutic Strategies for Pancreatic-Cancer-Related Type 2 Diabetes Centered around Natural Products Park MN Int J Mol Sci 02-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10648679
doi:10.3390/ijms242115906
PMID:37958889

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Jatrophane and cyclojatrophane diterpenoids
[(1S,2S,3aR,5S,6E,9S,10R,13R,13aR)-3a,10,13-triacetyloxy-2,5,8,8-tetramethyl-12-methylidene-4-oxo-1-propanoyloxy-2,3,5,9,10,11,13,13a-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[12]annulen-9-yl] pyridine-3-carboxylate 163048890 Click to see CCC(=O)OC1C(CC2(C1C(C(=C)CC(C(C(C=CC(C2=O)C)(C)C)OC(=O)C3=CN=CC=C3)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C 655.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85003-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
3-Hydroxyspirostan-2,12-dione 146821 Click to see 444.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A004
Nummularogenin 21122661 Click to see 444.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50035A004
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives
(3S,4S,7R,10Z)-4-[(4S)-3-methyl-4-(2-methylpropyl)-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-7-(2-methylpropyl)-3-phenyl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraene-5,8-dione 163186634 Click to see CC(C)CC1C(=O)NC=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC(C(C(=O)N1)N3CN(C(C3=O)CC(C)C)C)C4=CC=CC=C4 532.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBER.19771100722
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Peptides / Cyclic peptides
(2S)-2-(dimethylamino)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-[(3S,4S,7R,10Z)-7-(2-methylpropyl)-5,8-dioxo-3-propan-2-yl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraen-4-yl]propanamide 163193309 Click to see 573.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBER.19771100722
(2S)-N-[(2S)-1-[(3S,7S,10R,13Z)-10-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-16-methoxy-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraen-6-yl]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]-2-(methylamino)-3-phenylpropanamide 163195429 Click to see 681.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBER.19771100722
(3S,7S,10S,13Z)-10-butan-2-yl-6-[(2S)-2-(dimethylamino)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoyl]-16-methoxy-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraene-8,11-dione 132582301 Click to see 587.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82518-2
N-[1-(10-butan-2-yl-16-methoxy-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraen-6-yl)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]-2-(methylamino)-3-phenylpropanamide 73698988 Click to see 681.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBER.19771100722
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Peptides / Oligopeptides
(2S,3R)-N-[(3S,4S,7S,10E)-7-benzyl-5,8-dioxo-3-propan-2-yl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraen-4-yl]-2-(dimethylamino)-3-methylpentanamide 102239804 Click to see 534.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00548-8
(2S,3S)-N-[(2S)-1-[(3S,7S,10S,13Z)-10-[(2R)-butan-2-yl]-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.2.2.03,7]nonadeca-1(18),13,15(19),16-tetraen-6-yl]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]-2-(dimethylamino)-3-methylpentanamide 102146051 Click to see CCC(C)C1C(=O)NC=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC3CCN(C3C(=O)N1)C(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC(=O)C(C(C)CC)N(C)C 597.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50050A021
(2S)-2-(dimethylamino)-N-[(3R,4S,7S,10E)-7-(2-methylpropyl)-5,8-dioxo-3-propan-2-yl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraen-4-yl]-3-phenylpropanamide 101921947 Click to see CC(C)CC1C(=O)NC=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC(C(C(=O)N1)NC(=O)C(CC3=CC=CC=C3)N(C)C)C(C)C 534.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00548-8
(2S)-N-[(2S)-1-[(3S,7S,10S,13Z)-10-benzyl-16-methoxy-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraen-6-yl]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-2-(methylamino)propanamide 101798848 Click to see CC(C)C(C(=O)N1CCC2C1C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC=CC3=C(C=CC(=C3)O2)OC)CC4=CC=CC=C4)NC(=O)C(C)NC 591.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85003-7
2-(dimethylamino)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-[7-(2-methylpropyl)-5,8-dioxo-3-propan-2-yl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraen-4-yl]propanamide 162964215 Click to see 573.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBER.19771100722
2-(Dimethylamino)-N-[(10Z)-7-(2-methylpropyl)-5,8-dioxo-3-propan-2-yl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraen-4-yl]-3-phenylpropanamide 5317387 Click to see 534.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00548-8
4-[3-Methyl-4-(2-methylpropyl)-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-7-(2-methylpropyl)-3-phenyl-2-oxa-6,9-diazabicyclo[10.2.2]hexadeca-1(14),10,12,15-tetraene-5,8-dione 162938017 Click to see 532.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBER.19771100722
6-(2-Amino-3-methylpentanoyl)-10-benzyl-16-methoxy-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraene-8,11-dione 162960706 Click to see 520.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85072-1
Jubanine B 101316795 Click to see CN(C)C(CC1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)NC(CC2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)N3CCC4C3C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC=CC5=C(C=CC(=C5)O4)OC)CC6=CC=CC=C6 729.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84548-3
Mauritine A 11353668 Click to see 575.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00548-8
N-(1-{10-benzyl-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.2.2.0^{3,7}]nonadeca-1(17),13,15,18-tetraen-6-yl}-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-2-(dimethylamino)propanamide 5319311 Click to see 575.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00548-8
N-[1-(10-benzyl-16-methoxy-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraen-6-yl)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]-2-(methylamino)-3-phenylpropanamide 162934855 Click to see 715.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84548-3
N-[1-(10-benzyl-16-methoxy-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraen-6-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-2-[formyl(methyl)amino]propanamide 162916833 Click to see 619.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00548-8
Nummularine P 6442884 Click to see CC(C)CC1C(=O)NC=CC2=C(C=CC(=C2)OC3CCN(C3C(=O)N1)C(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C(C)NC)OC 557.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50050A021
> Organic acids and derivatives / Peptidomimetics / Peptoid-peptide hybrids
N-[1-[(13Z)-10-benzyl-16-methoxy-8,11-dioxo-2-oxa-6,9,12-triazatricyclo[13.3.1.03,7]nonadeca-1(19),13,15,17-tetraen-6-yl]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-2-(dimethylamino)acetamide 101427782 Click to see 591.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85003-7

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