Indian Gooseberry

(Jujube)
Sanskrit: बदर • Botanical: Zizyphus sativa Gaertn.

Badara (Jujube/Ber) is a thorny tree or shrub widely found throughout India. The fruit is very popular and eaten fresh or dried. The ripe fruit is sweet, nutritive and strengthening. Improved cultivated varieties are large and fleshy. The dried fruit (Chhuhara) is used medicinally as a demulcent and nutritive. The bark is used in diarrhea. The tree grows in dry regions and is drought-resistant. Jujube fruit alleviates thirst and is soothing. The leaves are used as poultice. There are many cultivated varieties with different sizes and sweetness levels. Dose: Fruit as food. Verses: 22.

Ayurvedic Properties

Taste (Rasa)
Sweet (Madhura), Sour (Amla)
Quality (Guna)
Heavy (Guru), Unctuous (Snigdha)
Potency (Virya)
Cold (Sheeta)
Post-digestive (Vipaka)
Sweet (Madhura)
Key Constituents
Vitamin C, Sugars, Mucilage, Tannins
Also Known As
English: Jujube, Indian Jujube
Sanskrit: बदर, कोलि, बदरी, स्वाद्वी
Hindi: बेर

What is Indian Gooseberry (Ber / बेर)?

Badara (Jujube/Ber) is a thorny tree or shrub widely found throughout India. The fruit is very popular and eaten fresh or dried. The ripe fruit is sweet, nutritive and strengthening. Improved cultivated varieties are large and fleshy. The dried fruit (Chhuhara) is used medicinally as a demulcent and nutritive. The bark is used in diarrhea. The tree grows in dry regions and is drought-resistant. Jujube fruit alleviates thirst and is soothing. The leaves are used as poultice. There are many cultivated varieties with different sizes and sweetness levels. Dose: Fruit as food. Verses: 22.

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 6

Therapeutic Actions (Karma)

  • Rasayana (rejuvenative)
  • Vrishya (aphrodisiac)
  • Chakshushya (good for eyes)
  • Tridoshahara (pacifies all three doshas)

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 6

Indian Gooseberry by Condition

Explore how Indian Gooseberry is used for specific health concerns — with dosage, preparation methods, and classical references for each.

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Indian Gooseberry for Male Sexual Health

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