A systematic review on Ziziphus mauritiana   

Abstract

Ziziphus is a genus from the Rhamnaceae family. Ziziphus mauritiana is a species of Ziziphus mainly found in Afghanistan, Malaysia, Algeria, Nepal, Egypt, Pakistan, Southern Africa, Kenya, Japan, Australasia, Brazil, and India. It is commonly known as Ber, Kul, Bogori, Bera, Jangri, Vadari, and Regu. This plant consists of various chemical constituents including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, phenolic acid, quinones, tannin, and chlorogenic acid. These plants have lots of traditional activities such as diarrhea, wounds, asthma, constipation, sleeplessness, urinary diseases, abscesses, gastrointestinal disorders, peptic ulcers, skin diseases, fever, liver diseases, and abdominal pains. Pharmacological activities of Ziziphus mauritiana are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetes, anti-fungal, anti-diarrheal, anticancer, anti-plasmodial, anti-microbial, immunomodulator, antifertility, hypotensive, antinephritic, antispastic, and hepatotoxicity. The ultimate target of this paper is to convey all the relevant data related to this plant till now.