Pharmacognostical Standardization and Phenetics of Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill leaves

Abstract

Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill is medicinal herb, belongs to the family (Rhamnaceae), commonly known as jackal jujube. The plant is used in traditional system of Indian and Thailand medicine for treatment of uterus inflammation, anthelmintic, spermatorrhoea, healing of cuts and boils. The literature look over revealed that the plant showed the presence of flavanoids, phenols, alkaloids, glycosides, pentacyclic triterpenes, carboxylic acids, aromatic compounds, nitro compounds, and esters. The plant exhibits antibacterial, antimicrobial, wound healing, anthelmintic, antioxidant, hepatoprotectivce, antiplasmodial, anticancer, antinociceptive and antidiarrhoeal activity. The fresh leaves of Ziziphus oenoplia were authenticated, collected, shade dried and coarsely powdered, was extracted with hydroalcohol. The extract was concentrated and stored in air tight container for further use. The present study was aimed to investigate the pharmacognostical, physic-chemical standardization and phenetics of the leaves of Ziziphus oenoplia.