BACKGROUND Herbal medicine has becoming a potential source of treatment for different types of cancer including breast cancer. It has been shown that plants from the family Rhamnaceae possess anticancer activity. OBJECTIVE In this study, we determined the antiproliferative influence of Ziziphus spina christi- a species from this family- on the MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell line. ...

Florida ziziphus Ziziphus celata is a self-incompatible clonal shrub comprising fewer than a dozen remnant, uniclonal populations in south-central Florida, USA. We model the population viability of this highly endangered species based on 9 yr of data from 2 populations. The matrix projection model is based on hypothetically independent ‘plants’ defined as clumps of ramets within a 25 cm radius....

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the effects of Ziziphus jujuba (ZJ) fruit on controlling dyslipidemia in obese adolescents. METHODS This triple-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial comprised 86 obese adolescents aged 12-18 years with dyslipidemia, i.e. serum low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) or total cholesterol (TC) or triglycerides (TG) equal or more than the ag...

Ziziphus mauritiana is a plant species belonging to the Rhamnaceae family. It commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Indonesia, this grows wild thrives on islands Bali, Lombok Sumbawa. The fruits Z. are edible, however, it underutilized has very low economic value. To evaluate its possibility be developed as functional food, study was conducted determine total phenolics fla...