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'''Capparis zeylanica''' is an evergreen climbing shrub. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasionally as a food.
 
'''Capparis zeylanica''' is an evergreen climbing shrub. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasionally as a food.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.
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{{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
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===Food===
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Capparis zeylanica  can be used in food. Fruits are cooked as vegetable or pickled<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Capparis zeylanica Linn. is reported to posses antioxidant, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and immunostimulant activity.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
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{{Common names|sa=Vyaghranakhi|en=Ceylon caper, Indian caper|hi=Aradanda|kn=Govinda phala, Totteballi|mr=Govindi|ta=Adondai|te=Vaminta}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Prabhava===
 
===Prabhava===
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===Nutritional component===
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Capparis zeylanica contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C; Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Alternatively arranged|Elliptic|3 - 6 cm long with rounded base and short stalk}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower||4 -5 cm|White, Pink||Flowering season:February-March and September|The flowers turn dark pin while fading}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season:February-March and September}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
 
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Cultivation Details==
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A plant of low elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres in areas with a distinct seasonal climate.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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A plant of low elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres in areas with a distinct seasonal climate<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Capparis zeylanica is available through August to September<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311927324_PHYTOCHEMISTRY_AND_PHARMACOLOGICAL_ACTIVITIES_OF_CAPPARIS_ZEYLANICA_AN_OVERVIEW Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.61, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Capparis+zeylanica Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Capparis+zeylanica Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.37, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
</references>
 
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 3 April 2022

Ardanda (in Hindi) (4351096037).jpg

Capparis zeylanica is an evergreen climbing shrub. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasionally as a food.

Uses

Boils, Swellings, Haemorrhoids, Vomiting[1].

Food

Capparis zeylanica can be used in food. Fruits are cooked as vegetable or pickled[2]

Parts Used

Fruit, Leaves[1]

Chemical Composition

Capparis zeylanica Linn. is reported to posses antioxidant, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and immunostimulant activity.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Govinda phala, Totteballi
Hindi Aradanda
Malayalam NA
Tamil Adondai
Telugu Vaminta
Marathi Govindi
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vyaghranakhi
English Ceylon caper, Indian caper


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Nutritional component

Capparis zeylanica contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C; Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[2].

Habit

Evergreen climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternatively arranged Elliptic 3 - 6 cm long with rounded base and short stalk

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
4 -5 cm White, Pink Flowering season:February-March and September

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season:February-March and September

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Cultivation Details

A plant of low elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres in areas with a distinct seasonal climate[5]. Capparis zeylanica is available through August to September[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Hedges, Brushwood, Savannahs, Forest borders.

Photo Gallery

  • Ardanda (in Hindi) (4351096037).jpg
  • Arudonda (Telugu- ఆరుదొండ) (3031061003).jpg
  • Atontai (Tamil- ஆதொண்டை) (2464329420).jpg
  • Capparis baducca.jpg
  • Capparis horrida is it in Hyderabad W IMG 7535.jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.61, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.37, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. ↑ Chemical constituents
  4. ↑ [Morphology]
  5. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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