Caper bush

Scientific name of caper bush: Capparis spinosa

Name of caper bush in different languages:-

English: Flinders rose, Capparis, Spiny caperbush

Sanskrit: Himsra, Kakadani

Hindi: Kabra कबरा

Malayalam: Cherukareeram, Capparo

Plant description:

It is a spiny, trailing shrub, many-branched perennial plant, commonly found in river banks to desert areas, the leaves are arranged alternately, ovate, fleshy, and bare large white or pinkish-white flowers are fragrant, and showy with long violet-colored stamens at the center.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Round	Margin-Entire	Venation-parallel

Useful plant parts:

Flower buds, leaves, roots and seeds

Medicinal uses:

To treat inflammation, rheumatism, and strangury.

Chemical contents:

Flavonoids, rutin – quercetin 3-rutinoside, kaempferol 3-rhamnorutinoside, quercetin.

It is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicine like:

• Lodhrasavam
• Varanasavam
• Dhanadanayanadi kashayam
• Varanadi Kashayam
• Diureston Tablet
• Pathrina Tablets
• Ureaze Tablets
• Guduchyadi Tailam
• Nisosiradi Thailam
• Prabhanjana Vimardanam Thailam