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Capparis sepiaria - Himsra
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Himsra is a scrambling, prickly, evergreen shrub or climbing plant. 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
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Leaves contain taraxasterol, alphaand beta-amyrin and beta-sitosterol, erythrodiol and betulin. [3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಕಾಡು ಕತ್ತರಿ Kaadu kathari, ಕತ್ತಿರಿ ಗಿಡ Kattiri gida |
| Hindi | Aundi, Chaili, Chhail, |
| Malayalam | Kakkathondi |
| Tamil | Cirukattiri, Peykkattiri, Kattukathiri |
| Telugu | Nalla uppi |
| Marathi | Kanthar, Maastodi |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Ahimsra, Gridhranakhi |
| English | Hedge caper, Wild caper bush |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | Leaves 3-4 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, apex emarginate, base acute, pubescent; petiole ca. 0.5 cm, stipular spines in pairs, small, recurved |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Flowering season is from March to May |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A berry | 8 - 10 mm | A small, Globose, Black berry | 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[6]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Requires a sunny position. Found in the wild often growing on termite mounds, It forms impenetrable thickets when growing in clay soils of depressions and in seasonally flooded areas with (iron) hardpans.
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Flowers
Branching
Fruits
Buds
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References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.203, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Chemical composition
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ Botonic description
- ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
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