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
| Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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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 the Ayurvedic medicines like-
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