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Capparis spinosa - Himsra
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Hiṃsrā consists of root of Capparis spinosa Linn. (Fam. Capparidaceae), a thorny shrub distributed in the plains, lower Himalayas, and Western Ghats.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Flatulence, Antirheumatic, Gastrointestinal infections, Diarrhoea, Dropsy, Anaemia, Arthritis, Gout, Rheumatism, Capillary weakness.
Food
Capparis spinosa can be used in food. Cooked as vegetable.
Parts Used
Young fruits, Flower buds, Small leaves.
Chemical Composition
The roots contain alkaloid stachydrine. Glucobrassicin, neoglucobrassicin and 4-methoxyglucobrassicin have also been identified in the roots. [1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Kabara, Hainsaa, Kanthara |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | Jeevakamu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Hiṃsrā, Kaṇṭhārī, Tīkṣṇa, Kaṇṭakā, Tikṣṇagandhā |
| English | Ceper Plant |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kaṭu
Guna
Rūkṣa, Laghu
Veerya
Uṣṇa
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Vātahara, Kaphahara, Dīpana, Rucya
Prabhava
Nutritional components
Himsra contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C; Phenolic content; Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[2]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Paripinnate | Oblong | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | Seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Amṛātādi Taila, Kuṭikhādi Vaṭikā, Hiṃsrādya Gṛta
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Capparis spinosa is a plant of drier warm temperate areas with hot summers, extending through the subtropics to tropical areas. Capers can be grown easily from fresh seeds gathered from ripe fruit and planted into well drained seed-raising mix. Seedlings will appear in 2–4 weeks. Capparis spinosa is available through December to March[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Old walls, Cliffs, Rocky hillsides.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-72
- ↑ Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation detail
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Flatulence
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Antirheumatic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gastrointestinal infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dropsy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anaemia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gout
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Capillary weakness
- Herbs with Young fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower buds used in medicine
- Herbs with Small leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Old walls
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Cliffs
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rocky hillsides
- Herbs
- Capparidaceae
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