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'''Himsra''', is a scrambling, prickly, evergreen shrub or climbing plant growing 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==
{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=baasingi, kaadu katthari, katharimullu|ml=Kakkathondi|sa=ahimsra, gridhranakhi, kakatinduka, tikshnagandha|ta=cirukattiri, peykkattiri, kattukathiri|te=nalla uppi|hi=aundi, chaili, chhail, hainsa|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==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==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|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; sepals ovate, margin ciliate.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A berry||A small, globose, black berry, one seeded.|A small, globose, black berry, one seeded|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Capparis sepiaria L..jpg|Flowers
File:Capparis sepiaria (8482201706).jpg|Branching
File:Wild Caper bush (5849181382).jpg|Fruits
File:Capparis sepiaria (8631794124).jpg|Flower
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/18/himsra-capparis-sepiaria-uses-side-effect-research/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Capparis+sepiaria]
* [https://www.ijcmas.com/vol-4-1/B.%20Kalpana%20and%20M.%20Prakash.pdf]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
'''Himsra''', is a scrambling, prickly, evergreen shrub or climbing plant growing 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==
{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=baasingi, kaadu katthari, katharimullu|ml=Kakkathondi|sa=ahimsra, gridhranakhi, kakatinduka, tikshnagandha|ta=cirukattiri, peykkattiri, kattukathiri|te=nalla uppi|hi=aundi, chaili, chhail, hainsa|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==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==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|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; sepals ovate, margin ciliate.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A berry||A small, globose, black berry, one seeded.|A small, globose, black berry, one seeded|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Capparis sepiaria L..jpg|Flowers
File:Capparis sepiaria (8482201706).jpg|Branching
File:Wild Caper bush (5849181382).jpg|Fruits
File:Capparis sepiaria (8631794124).jpg|Flower
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/18/himsra-capparis-sepiaria-uses-side-effect-research/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Capparis+sepiaria]
* [https://www.ijcmas.com/vol-4-1/B.%20Kalpana%20and%20M.%20Prakash.pdf]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
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