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[[File:Capparis sepiaria (2443381430).jpg|thumb|right|''Himsra'', ''Capparis sepiaria'']]
'''Himsra''', is a scrambling, prickly, evergreen shrub or climbing plant growing . It grows around 3 metres tall. The plant is a local source of food, medicines and fuel. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible leaves and sold in local markets in tropical Africa.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Leaves contain taraxasterol, alphaand beta-amyrin and beta-sitosterol, erythrodiol and betulin. <Ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=baasingiಕಾಡು ಕತ್ತರಿ Kaadu kathari, kaadu katthari, katharimulluಕತ್ತಿರಿ ಗಿಡ Kattiri gida|ml=Kakkathondi|sa=ahimsra, gridhranakhi, kakatindukaAhimsra, tikshnagandhaGridhranakhi |ta=cirukattiriCirukattiri, peykkattiriPeykkattiri, kattukathiriKattukathiri|te=nalla Nalla uppi|hi=aundiAundi, chailiChaili, chhailChhail, hainsa|en=Hedge caper, Wild caper bush|mr=Kanthar, Maastodi}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves 3-4 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, apex emarginate, base acute, pubescent; petiole ca. 0.5 cm, stipular spines in pairs, small, recurved}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Corymbose umbel|Greenish white|Many|Umbels corymbose, terminal and axillary; peduncles to 1 cm. Flowers to 1 cm across, white; pedicels 1.5 cm; sepals ovate, margin ciliate.Flowering season is from March to May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A berry|8 - 10 mm||A small, globoseGlobose, black Black berry, one |One seeded|Fruiting from March to May}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Lodhrasavam]], [[Nisosiradi tailam]], [[Sarvamayanthaka ghritam]], [[Sahacharadi tailam]], [[Kottamchukkadi tailam]], [[Eladi tailam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/18/himsra-capparis-sepiaria-uses-side-effect-research/ Uses]Referred an Article by Easy Ayurveda</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/18/himsra-capparis-sepiaria-uses-side-effect-research/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.203, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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