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Zizyphus spina christi

 Taxonomy:                                                                                             Kingdom  : Plantae

                                                                                                                  Division   : Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                                  Class        : Liliopsida

                                                                                                                  Order        : Rosales

                                                                            ,                                     Family      : Rhamnaceae

                                                                                                                  Genus       : Zizyphus

                                                                                                                  Species    : Z. spina christi

 

Chemical Composition:

Flavonoids quercetin, hyperoside, rutin and quercetin-3-O-[beta-xylosyl-(1-2)-alpha-rhamnoside] 4'-O-alpha- rhamnoside),3-O-[alpha-L-fucopyranosyl (1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1 ->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]jujubogenin; the others are the new, 2 being 3-O-[alpha-D-fucopyranosyl(1 -> 2)-¿beta-D- glucopyranosyl-4-sulphate(1 ->3)¿-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]jujubogenin, 3 being 3-O-beta-glucopyranosyl(1 -> 2)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1 -> 3)-alpha- L-arabinopyranosyl]jujubogenin, and 4 being 3-O-[alpha-L-fucopyranosyl(1 -> 2) -¿beta-D-arabinopyranosyl(1 -> 3)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1 -> 3)¿-alpha-L- arabinopyranosy]jujubogenin

 

Part used : Leaves, Fruits, Root.

Refrence:

             Chemical constituents:

         Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

  • Antidiabetic activity and toxicity of Zizyphus spina-christi leaves.

             http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16009520

  • Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effects of Zizyphus spina-christi in rats.

             http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8073092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

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