Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.
- Family: Ranunculaceae
- Vernacular names: Cheriyalantha, ചെറിയലന്ത (Malayalam), Jackal jujube (English), Karkandhu (Sanskrit), Makkay (Hindi), Shingai (Tamil)
- Distribution: Tropical Asia and Australia. Throughout the hotter parts of India
- Description: Scandent shrubs, stem armed, arms recurved. Leaves simple, ovate, base oblique, apex acuminate. Flowers greenish-yellow, shortly pedicelled. Drupe 6 x 6 mm, globose, black.
- Habit: Shrub
- Habitat: Moist deciduous and semievergreen forests, also in the plains
- Flowering & Fruiting: November-March
- Parts used: Root
- Properties & Uses: Roots are astringent, bitter, anthelmintic, digestive and antiseptic. Roots are used to treat hyperacidity, stomachalgia and healing of wounds.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
- Traditional Uses:Bark decoction or paste is applied on fresh wounds for healing.
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