Wild Caper Bush

The scientific name of Wild Caper Bush: Capparis sepiaria

Name of Wild Caper Bush in different languages:-

English: Hedge caper, Indian caper

Hindi: Kanthari

Malayalam: Kakkathondi-

Sanskrit:ग्र्ध्रनखी-Grdhranakhi

Tami: கரிந்து Karindu, கருஞ்சூரை-karunchurai

Plant Description:

It is a spreading or climbing shrub, much branched grow 3 to 4 m long, pubescent ashy grey hairs.The leaves are elliptic-oblong to ovate, margin entire, base cuneate, 1.5 to 4 cm long and 1- 2 cm broad, little pubescent to glabrous; petiole up to 5 mm long; stipular spines 2 to 5 mm, brown-black and hooked. The flowers found in terminal clusters of 10 to 30, small, and white; pedicels up to 2 cm long. Flowering and fruiting March to October, the fruit is globose, up to 12 mm in diam., dark brown and smooth, usually, 1-2 seeded.

Leaf Arrangement

Useful Parts:

Root, Leaves

Medicinal uses:

Coughing, toxemia, snakebite, skin diseases, tumors, inflammation

Chemical content:

Ethanol

Medicinal Properties:

Alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, and saponins.

One of the ingredients to prepare Ayurvedic medicines like-

• Lodhrasavam
• Guduchyadi Tailam
• Nisosiradi Thailam

Learn more:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792502