Ziziphus spina-christi
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Plantae - Rhamnaceae
Plant Part Origin(s): Leaves Leaves and fruits Seeds Stem bark
Known use: In ancient Egyptian prescriptions, it was used in remedies against swellings, pain, and heat, and thus should have anti-inflammatory effects. Nowadays, Z. spina-christi , is used in Egypt (by Bedouins, and Nu- bians), the Arabian Peninsula, Jordan, Iraq, and Morocco against a wide range of illnesses, most of them associated with inflammation
Source availability: Herbarium of the National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo (Egypt). Herbarium of the Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University (Egypt). Not specified
Taxonomy: Link
Wikipedia: Link
Regions: East Africa North Africa
Countries: Egypt Sudan
Places of collection: Giza Khartoum Not specified Wadi Feran (Feran valley), southern Sinai
GPS coordinates: Unavailable
Collection dates: Jan. 2, 2015
