Ziziphus rugosa is a large straggling armed shrub and belongs to the family Rhamnaceae. It is grown widely in the dry deciduous forest of central Western Ghats. The fruits are commonly known as mullanu, kottimullu, and badara and are known as famine, medicinal and edible fruits. The fruit is described as demulcent and enters into the treatment of throat and, broncho-pulmonic irritations and the dried powdered leaves and fruits are applied topically in the treatment of boils. The fruits contained different bioactive markers such as alkaloids, flavones, glycosides, and saponins. This fruit seed extract exhibited concentration-dependent radical scavenging activity. The extract was able to reduce the stable free radical DPPH to the yellow-colored diphenylpicrylhydrazine.

Mode of Consumption: Mostly consumed Raw, Used to prepare Juice, Jam, Pickles Dried fruits etc