Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa Seed

Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa Seed

 

DEFINITION

The article consists of the sun-dried ripened seeds of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chow (Family Rhamnaceae). It contains NLT 0.15% of total flavone C-glycosides calculated as the sum of spinosin and 6'''-feruloylspinosin on the dried basis. It contains NLT 0.10% of total triterpenoid glycosides calculated as the sum of jujuboside A and jujuboside B on the dried basis.

 

SYNONYMS

Ziziphus sativa var. spinosa (Bunge) C.K. Schneid.

Ziziphus spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex F.H. Chen

Ziziphus vulgaris var. spinosa Bunge

 

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1 comment

Roy U.posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 1:29pm
Considering some other mongraphs include information on potential adulterants, it would be good to include the same on this. A common adulterant is Ziziphus mauritiana. They are readily distinguished macroscopically and via TLC.