Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 12

Investigating the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemical Composition, and Pharmacological Effects of the Medicinally Significant Plant: Ziziphus jujube Mill.

  • Author:
  • Mrinal Sharma1, Payal Mittal1,*, Pradeep Goyal2
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Published Online: May 28, 2026
  • Page Number: 5981 to 5990

1University Institute of Pharma Sciences, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab-140413, India

2Saraswati College of Pharmacy, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab-140413, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: payal.talk2@gmail.com

Online Published on 28 May, 2026.

Abstract

Many plants from ancient times were used for various medicinal purposes due to their complex chemical composition. In India and all over the world there is a large number of herbal plants used in different medicinal uses and still in research of their pharmacological activities. So many herbal plants are still in medicinal use or research for their chemical composition for their existing medicinal uses. The Ziziphus genus has been in this field for many years and Ziziphus Jujube Mill., Rhamnaceae, is recognized as one of the most important species of the genus. This present review article is focused on all the aspects in which we can utilize this important plant to treat many diseases. This review highlights different ethnopharmacological, and pharmacological aspects of the plant Ziziphus Jujube Mill. It provides knowledge of literature about the plant’s medicinal purposes from ancient times to work on the medicinal field. Ziziphus jujube provides a compelling avenue for future medical development, underscoring the continuous need for scientific research and dispassionate judgment. Ziziphus jujube various parts consist of various chemical constituents that might be used to cure different diseases and open up new research areas in the future.

Keywords

Ziziphus jujube Mill, Ethnopharmacology, Chemical constituents, Pharmacological activities, Neuroprotective