Ziziphus nummularia commonly known as Jharber, a member of the family Rhamnaceae, is used traditionally in treatment of cold, mental retardation, in dysentery, diarrhoea, fever, burns and colic. It is also used in ulcers, wound healing, pharyngitis, bronchitis, anaemia, irritability, hysteria and as a nervine tonic. Bark paste used over wounds and cuts.
Bark powder applied on jaw for toothache. Bark decoction taken in menstrual disorders. Root extract given to cure fever. Fruits to relieve dysentery. Dry fruits one of the ingredient of gulbanafasa okali, a decoction for cure of the common cold. Leaves poultice to treat boils. Leaves decoction given in stomatitis and toothache. A recipe for abortion is Mangifera indica stem bark, Syzygium cumini stem bark, taken with Ziziphus nummularia root. Veterinary medicine, root paste applied locally for yoke galls. The branches are often used for fencing the
fields, the leaves are threshed out and used as fodder. Fruit edible.
Leaves also applied in scabies and boils.
Common Names:
in India: aja-priya, balakapriya, ber, beri, bhooyi baer, bhukartaka, bhubadari, bhui kul, bhukamtaka, bhurdaribalakapriya, bor, bordi, boroi, borti, botti, brui, chani, chani bor, chania bor, chanibor, chanya-bor, gangar, ghonta, janglar, jarberi, jhadbor, jhadiaber, jhar ber, jhar-bor, jharber, jharberi, jhari bor, jitta reni, junglebor, karkandhu, korgodi, malla, mulluhannu, mulluhonne, narielandai, nelaregu, palabor, palia, paraji, parapele, parpalli, parpalli-gidda, parpuli, poast jhar beri, poast jharberi, purpalli, purpulli, regu kampa, shabaraka, sukshmaphala, zariab
in Pakistan: ber, kunar
in Pakistan: ber, kunar
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