Rhamnaceae

Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales. The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. Zizyphus lotus, belonging to the Rhamnaceae family, is a deciduous shrub that generally grows in arid and semiarid regions of the globe. In traditional medicine, Z. lotus is used as anti-diabetes, sedative, bronchitis, and antidiarrhea by local populations.