apigenin-7-O-glucoside. The bark also contains several N-formyl cyclopeptide alkaloids.
The triterpene saponins isolated from the bark showed CNS depressant, tranquilizing and analgesic activity in albino rats and produced no hepatotoxicity The cyclopeptide alkaloids of the plant show antibacterial as well as antifungal activity.
Ziziphus trinervia Roxb.
Synonym Z. glabrata Heyne ex Roth.
Family Rhamnaceae.
Habitat Gujarat, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala at low elevations.
English Jagged Jujube.
Siddha/Tamil Karakattam.
Action Leaf—depurative; employed to purify blood and as an alterative in chronic venereal affections.
Ziziphus xylopyra Willd.
Family Rhamnaceae.
738 Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Habitat Lac host in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and
Punjab.
Ayurvedic Ghontaa, Ghonta—Phala. (Rangeeni lac is recovered from the tree.)
Siddha Kottei. Kombarakku (lac). Action Astringent.
Fruit contains catechol-type tannins (8—12%), bark contains 7.2% tannins.
Alcoholic extract of the bark possesses anti-nociceptive, anti-convulsant and anti-inflammatory properties. The plant contains alkaloids, amphibine H and nummularine K. Both the alkaloids showed significant antimicrobial activity.
Host plant of Laccfer sp. (L. mdicola Kapur, synonym L. indica Misra and L. jhansiensis Misra) is Z. mauritiana Lam. in Bihar and Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). Lac is styptic, used in haematemesis; promotes tissue regeneration and wound healing. Applied to carries and diseased dentition.
Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Family Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat Throughout plains of India, ascending up to 1,200 m in
Kumaon.
Folk Samraapani (Gujarat),
Dupatiyaa.
Action Herb—used for the
