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==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Antirheumatic}}, {{Uses|Gastrointestinal infections}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Capillary weakness}}.
 
{{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Antirheumatic}}, {{Uses|Gastrointestinal infections}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Capillary weakness}}.
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===Food===
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Capparis spinosa can be used in food. Cooked as vegetable.
  
 
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Vātahara, Kaphahara, Dīpana,  Rucya   
 
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===Prabhava===
 
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Himsra contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C; Phenolic content; Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Nutritional components"/>
  
 
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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. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-72</ref>
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286127652_Capparis_spinosa_L_Propagation_and_Medicinal_uses Cultivation detail]</ref>
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<ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref>
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*[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Capparis_spinosa_(PROSEA)  Capparis spinosa Linn on plantnet-project.org]
 
*[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Capparis_spinosa_(PROSEA)  Capparis spinosa Linn on plantnet-project.org]
 
*[https://www.drugs.com/npp/capers.html Capparis spinosa Linn on www.drugs.com]
 
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*[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=capparis+spinosa Capparis spinosa Linn on pfaf.org]
 
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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.

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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[3]

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

Seeds, Cuttings.

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

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-72
  2. ↑ Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
  3. ↑ [Morphology]
  4. ↑ Cultivation detail

External Links

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