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 |
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Useful plant parts:
Flower buds, leaf, roots and seeds
Medicinal uses:
To treat inflammation, rheumatism, strangury.
Chemical contents:
Flavonoids, rutin - quercetin 3-rutinoside, kaempferol 3-rhamnorutinoside, quercetin.
It is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicine like:
Prabhanjana Vimardanam Thailam
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