Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants

Table 1

Ethnobotanical information of selected species of subject area used as food and medicine.

S. number	Botanical name	Family	Local name	Life form	Parts used	Mode/form of consumption	Perceived traditional ethnobotanical use
1	Capparis decidua Edgew	Capparidaceae	Karir	Shrub	Flower and fruit	Raw, dried, semicooked, and used in making pickles	Dietary and medicinal
2	Ficus carica Forssk	Moraceae	Inzar (Injeer)	Shrub/small tree	Milky latex and fruits	Raw, dried, decoction, eaten fresh, and used in salad, jam, marmalade, and bakery products	Dietary and medicinal
3	Syzygium cumini L.	Myrtaceae	Jaman	Tree	Fruits, seeds, leaves, and bark	Raw and extracts and used in salad, jam, jellies, refreshing drinks, and other sweet food products	Dietary and medicinal (diabetes)
4	Ziziphus jujuba Mill.	Rhamnaceae	Baira	Tree	Leaves, bark, and fruits	Raw, decoction, and dried	Dietary and medicinal