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Revision as of 12:28, 29 March 2021

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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.

Uses

Boils, Swellings, Haemorrhoids, Vomiting.

Parts Used

Fruit, Leaves. [1]

Chemical Composition

Capparis zeylanica Linn. is reported to posses antioxidant, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and immunostimulant activity.[2]

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

Habit

Evergreen climber

Identification

Leaf

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

[3]

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

How to plant/cultivate

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.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Hedges, Brushwood, Savannahs, Forest borders.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Karnataka Medicinal Plants-Vol 2 book by Dr. M. R. Gurudeva, Page no:63
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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