Climbing Num Num Live Plant (Carissa spinarum) Plant type:Seedling plant Contains properties beneficial for cardiovascular

Contains properties beneficial for cardiovascular health

and leaves are acetogenins

maintenance of normal blood pH levels

Height: Rarely more than 5 m tall

Common Name: Liposu

Climbing Num Num Live Plant (Carissa spinarum) Plant type:Seedling plant Contains properties beneficial for cardiovascularCarissa spinarum is a much branched spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree, grows from 1 5. 5 metres tall. Native to the drier parts of the tropics and subtropics from Africa, through Arabia, Asia to Australia and New Caledonia. It is an important resource for local people, the plant is gathered from the wild for use as food and medicine. It bearing soft and fleshy, rounded, dark purple fruits with a sweet and very pleasant flavour. They are normally