Zizyphus jujuba zizyphus spinachristi flavonoids hplc esims 1. Kinetic, batch equilibrium and thermodynamic studies on. Chemical composition, antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity against some potato bacterial pathogens of fruit extracts from phytolacca dioica and ziziphus spina christi grown in egypt author. The ethnobotany of christs thorn jujube ziziphus spinachristi in. It grows in israel in all valleys and lowlands, and usually is confined to low elevations below a.
In israel, this tree is widely distributed in warm valleys and desert oases. In his parable jotham compared abimelech to a thorn tree. The ethnobotany of christs thorn jujube ziziphus spina. On slow connections the file may take a while to load.
This page was last edited on 11 december 2014, at 05. Spinachristi is a tree indigenous to the south of iran. Ziziphus spina christi is a perennial, drought hardy tree. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it.
Despite some uncertainty regarding its native range, most sources suggest it originates from the sahara and sahel regions of africa and the middle east. Ziziphus spinachristi in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Ziziphus spinachristi, the christs thorn jujube is an evergreen tree native to northern africa and southern asia. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ziziphus spina christi. Indian jujube is more tropical whereas chinese jujube is a more cold hardy species. Comparative pharmacognostic and phytochemical analysis.
Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Isolation and structure elucidation of cyclopeptide. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine the ethnobotany of christs thorn jujube ziziphus spina christi in israel amots dafni 1 shay levy 1 efraim lev 0 0 dep. This article surveys the ethnobotany of ziziphus spinachristi l. Author links open overlay panel agata maria pawlowska a fabiano camangi b ammar bader c alessandra braca a. Saponins and flavonoid glycosides from the leaves of. It was first cultivated in china for its fruit over 4000 years ago. This study compared the antimicrobial activity of phoenix dactylifera and ziziphus spinachristi extracts in terms of their biochemical and molecular effects on. Willd tissue culture abstract fulltext html download as pdf size. This sacred tree is considered the most important tree at all for producing honey. A multipurpose fruit tree article pdf available in genetic resources and crop evolution 557.
The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Rumen degradation and nutritive value of fruit flesh seed. Israel and middle east botanists identify the thorn tree as the ziziphus spinachristi tree. You see, my curls were looking far more like waves and even those were pretty lackluster. Pdf zizyphus spinachristi extract protects against. Pdf the ethnobotany of christs thorn jujube ziziphus spina. Removal of manganeseii ions from aqueous solutions by. Biochemical and molecular effects of phoenix dactylifera. It has significance to jews, christians and muslims, and is by some traditions the tree. I decided to do my second ever treatment with zizyphus spina christi zsc this weekend. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ziziphus spinachristi l willd is a fruit tree that grows wild in arid and semi. Macropropagation and micropropagation of ziziphus spina. The management of these involves the establishment of specific methods.
Pdf ziziphus spinachristi known as christs thorn jujube, is a native plant that grows in tropical and subtropical. The tree and its parts appear to have been in use in pharaonic industry carpentry, diet, and in medicine. Ziziphus spinachristi is supposed to be the plant from which christs crown of thorns was made. The leaves of this plant, which are locally known as sedr and konar, have been used for washing the hair and body.
Mathematical modeling of moisture sorption isotherms and. Biochemical and molecular effects of phoenix dactylifera and. This tree is planted for garnish, shade and its sweet fruits. Pollution of the water environment of dyes can cause health risks to humans and environment. Three previously undescribed compounds were identified. Desf free pdf fact sheet lokal names and botanic description source. List of various diseases cured by ziziphus spina christi. Seven cyclopeptide alkaloids were isolated from the stem bark of ziziphus nummularia and ziziphus spinachristi.
Ziziphus spinachristi is basically evergreen, but under conditions of low temperature in the winter andor severe drought in the summer, the tree is deciduous or semideciduous i. Rosales trees occur naturally in the oases in the negev desert, the jordan valley, and dead sea area zohary 1972. The dry matter dm varied significantly p pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it. Ziziphus spinachristi, known as the christs thorn jujube, is an evergreen tree or plant native to northern and tropical africa, southern and western asia. Ziziphus spinachristi is a plant species that has edible fruits and a number of. Improving effect of salicylic acid on the multipurpose tree ziziphus spinachristi l. Herein, we demonstrated the adsorption capacity of congo red cr from an aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from ziziphus spinachristi shells. The wood was identified by the paleoresearch institute as ziziphus, a shrub from the buckthorn family rhamnaceae supp appendix 1 online only. The benefits varied by species with acacia tortilis having the highest overall benefits, mostly because of its large leaf surface area and canopy shape. This site displays basic information and is regularly updated. The aim of this work was to evaluate some secondary metabolites, antioxidant activity of methanolic leaf extracts of five ziziphus spina christi provenances inrgref, tozeur, degueche, nafta and kebelli and their allelopathic effects on trigonella foenum graecum and lens culinaris.
The leaves are alternate, entire, with three prominent basal veins, and 27 cm 0. Ziziphus spina christi herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Abstractin this paper, activated carbon was prepared from ziziphus spinachristi seeds zsac to remove mnii from aqueous solutions. Rhamnaceae is a tropical evergreen tree of sudanese origin.
Media in category ziziphus spinachristithe following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. The aim of the present study is to identify the major. In oman, the most widespread indigenous fruit tree that grows in wadis throughout the country is z. The species ziziphus spinachristi has been among the key plants of the middle east and the sahel region since ancient times. The epithet name spinachristi derives from the belief that this tree provided the crown of thorns said to have been placed on jesus head before he was crucified dafni et al. How ziziphus spina christi is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Fruit and leaves from the tree have been used in ancient egyptian food and medicine. Ziziphus jujuba, called common jujube, is a small, droopybranched, somewhat spiny, deciduous tree or large shrub that is native from southeastern europe to china. In this work, we estimate economic and environmental benefits of three tree species typical for desert regions such as acacia tortilis, ziziphus spinachristi, and phoenix dactylifera. Antimicrobial activity of fruits, leaves, seeds and stems extracts of ziziphus spina christi.
Characterization and antimicrobial activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using ziziphus spina christi leaf extracts abstract in the current study, a simple. It is native to the levant, east africa and some tropical countries. To characterize the adsorptive characteristics of the produced active carbon, surface area was calculated using the standard brunaueremmetteller method. Modern research has shown that compounds extracted from the trees leaves could be. Introduction red, and in size as large as the fruit of the prickly cedar or christs thorn jujube ziziphus spinachristi l.
Dynamics of secretion and potential for honey production. Uji efektivitas ekstrak etanol daun bidara ziziphus. Ziziphus mauritiana lam rhamnaceae is traditionally used in the treatment of various ailments. Well known species includes ziziphus jujuba, ziziphus spina christi from southwestern asia, ziziphus lotus from the mediterranean region, and ber ziziphus mauritiana, which is found from western africa to india. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Several questions have been raised regarding changes in the distribution of ziziphus spinachristi. Relationship between the density of sidir tree ziziphus spinachristi and honey production.
If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Rhamnaceae is a plant that grows into a tree with thorny branches and is used as a hedge to form def ensive fences for animals. Macropropagation and micropropagation of ziziphus spinachristi mohammad hassan assareh 1 and hossein sardabi 1research institute of forests and rangelands, p. The chemical composition of the different parts of ziziphus spina christi is shown in table 1. At a given a w, the results show that the moisture content decreases with increasing temperature. Phenolic profile, antioxidant capacity of five ziziphus. Ziziphus spinachristi has significance to jews, christians and muslims, and is by some traditions the tree from which jesuss crown of thorns was made the ripe fruits are edible and the flowers are an important source of honey in eritrea and yemen. Ziziphus spinachristi, arabian jujube, syrian christ. Longterm acclimation to drought, salinity and temperature. It grows in palestine in valleys up to an elevation of 500m. Ziziphus celata is listed as an endangered species in the united states. Ziziphus spinachristi, ziziphus abyssinica, phytochemical, microscopy, chemomicroscopy, morphology, physicochemical introduction the use of medicinal plants in traditional medicine is a known worldwide phenomenon. Antimicrobial activity of fruits, leaves, seeds and stems. Phytochemistry and pharmacologic properties of ziziphus spina christi l.
Figure 2 shows the sem results, which reveal changes in the yeast morphology and structure in response to the z. Pdf phytochemistry and pharmacologic properties of ziziphus. Petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and aqueous extracts of the fruits, leaves, seeds and stems of ziziphus spina christi belonging to the family rhamnaceae were screened for their antimicrobial activity against six standard bacteria. Plant leaves are also used in iranian folk medicine as an antiseptic, antifungal and antiinflammatory agent, and for healing skin diseases such as atopic. Christs thorn jujube ziziphus spinachristi pflanzen. Frontiers estimating economic and environmental benefits. These shrubs grow in tropical and subtropical areas. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Evaluation of the saponin green extraction from ziziphus spina. Ziziphus mauritiana 4 propagation internal structure of common jujube seed z.
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