Indian jujube - Indian jujube

Japanese: インドナツメ - いんどなつめ
Indian jujube - Indian jujube

... About 40 species of the jujube genus Zizyphus are widely distributed from tropical to temperate regions, and the fruits of about half of these species have been recorded as being edible. The fruits of the Indian jujube Z. mauritiana Lam. are sometimes sold in the market. [Matsui Hitoshi]
[Medicinal]
Jujube is also used for medicinal purposes, and its seeds, called sour jujube kernels, contain fatty oils, triterpenoids, and saponins.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Indian jujube" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ナツメ属Zizyphusは熱帯から温帯域に約40種が広く分布し,それらのうち約半数の種の果実は食用にされた記録がある。インドナツメZ.mauritiana Lam.は市場で果実が売られることもある。【松井 仁】
[薬用]
 ナツメは薬用にもされ,種子は酸棗仁(さんそうにん)とよばれ,脂肪油,トリテルペノイド,サポニンを含む。…

※「インドナツメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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