Description

Many Spiked Flacorita/Zarnab (زرنب, پتر تالیس، سروتر کستانی) is also known as Flacourtia jangomas and Coffee Plum. It is a small, deciduous shrub or tree that grows to a height of 6-10m. Trunk and branches are commonly thornless in old trees, but densely beset with simple or branched, blunt woody thorns when younger. It produces small white to whitish green fragrant flowers. The relatively juicy fruits are rounded pink to dark red and about an inch wide and are edible. It can be eaten raw, or transformed into juice, jam or marmalades.

It is used for treating,

1. Diarrhea
2. Bronchitis
3. Toothache.