Plant Id : 396
Plant Name : Ber
Scientific Name : Zizyphus sp.
Family Name : Rhamnaceae
Location : Botanical Garden
Properties : Zizyphus is a shrub or small tree. The fruit is used as food and to make medicine. Zizyphus is used for improving muscular strength and weight, for preventing liver and bladder diseases and stress ulcers, and as a sedative. The fruits are an important source for birds, which eat the whole fruit and regurgitate the seeds intact, expanding the seeds in the best conditions for germination (ornithochory). Secondly, seed dispersal is carried out by mammals or fishes. The fruit is energy-rich because of the large amount of sugar it contains. It is cultivated and eaten fresh, dry, and in jam. It is also added as a base in meals and in the manufacture of candy.
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