Zizyphus or ber is a hardy fruit tree, evergreen with small thorns. It has egg shaped & round shaped fruits of orange of brown in colour. The fruit has two varieties; the wild one is small & round, while the cultivated fruit is oval, fleshy and bigger in size.

The bark is useful in controlling secretion or bleeding. The fruit purifies the blood and improves digestion.

One teaspoon of the fresh juice of Zizyphus taken with a pinch of pepper once daily prevents & cures cold & influenza.

The bark is used to treat diarrhoea dysentery & colic. The infusion of the inner covering of the bark is used as a purgative in constipation.

Zizyphus is beneficial in the treatment of mental retardation. A handful of the dry jambul fruits is boiled the halfback litre of water till it is reduced to half. Sugar or honey can be added to taste and given daily at night before sleep. It increases the functioning of the brain by releasing more glumatic acid into the blood stream.

Fresh baked leaves are useful in vessel with water boiling. The leaves are covered with another plate to prevent steam from escaping those barked leaves are pounded with some castor oil. This warm poultice can be applied over the piles. The process should be repeated twice daily for a week.

Infusion of the fresh & tender leaves, mixed with salt is a useful gargle for sore throat relaxed uvula inflammation of the mouth, bleeding from gums & cracked tongue due to excessive consumption of sour fruits.

A paste of the leaves & twigs Jambul can be applied with excellent results over boils carbuncles & abcess to promote suppuration. It can also be applied beneficially boils & styles. This Jambul paste mixed with a teaspoon of limejuice can be applied as a poultice the treatment of scorpion sting. Infusion of its leaves can be used as a lotion to wash the wounds & other ulcers.

The leaves applied over the scalp and hair can keep them clean & prevents scalp diseases. It also lengthens the hair besides darkening them. It some parts of Indian, people make a kind of marmalade from the fruits of Zizyphus and take it the small quantities to keep healthy & fit.