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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | Capparis spinosa is a plant of drier warm temperate areas with hot summers, extending through the subtropics to tropical areas.<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> | <ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-72</ref> | ||
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref> | <ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref> | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Capparis+spinosa"Cultivation detail"]</ref> |
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| + | *[https://www.drugs.com/npp/capers.html] | ||
| + | *[http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/c/capparis-spinosa=caper.php] | ||
| + | *[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=capparis+spinosa] | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
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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.
Parts Used
Young fruits, Flower buds, Small leaves, [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].
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
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.[3]
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
- ↑ [ "Morphology"]
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
Categories:
- 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 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
