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cord-005233-bm54jqqf	Mokgolodi, Neo C.	Ziziphus mucronata: an underutilized traditional medicinal plant in Africa	2011-08-06		.txt	text/plain	4586	302	63	title: Ziziphus mucronata: an underutilized traditional medicinal plant in Africa mauritiana are currently the most important, especially in China and India where they are cultivated and exploited for medicinal use and their edible fruits. Traditional remedies made from these plants play an important role in maintaining the health of 70%-80% of people in rural and indigenous communities throughout Africa (Cunningham, 1993) . One of the medicinal plants used in China to cure diseases is Ziziphus jujuba Mill. mucronata stem, they give this traditional medicinal plant its antibacterial properties (Tan and Zhou, 2006) . Species in the genus Ziziphus are increasingly becoming popular due to their outstanding advantages, such as early bearing, high fruit yield, rich nutrition, multiple uses, long flowering season and high tolerance to drought and barren soils (International Centre for Underutilized Crops, 2001; Liu and Zhao, 2009 ). mucronata, several other Ziziphus species are exploited for medicinal use in other parts of the world as well.	./cache/cord-005233-bm54jqqf.txt	./txt/cord-005233-bm54jqqf.txt