Capparis moonii Wight. Family Capparidaceae.
Habitat Indigenous to New Zealand. Now distributed in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Ayurvedic Rudanti.
Action Fruit—used in puerperal sepsis and septic wounds, also for debility and cough.
EtOH (50%) extract of aerial parts is CNS depressant.
Fruits contain l-stachydrine, rutin and beta-sitosterol.
Capparis sepiaria Linn.
Family Capparidaceae.
Habitat Dry regions of the country,
also planted as a hedge plant. English Indian Caper.
Ayurvedic Himsraa, Gridhnakhi, Duh-pragharshaa, Kaakdaani, Kabara, Kanthaari.
Folk Hams, Kanthaar.
Action Antiseptic, antipyretic. Used for eczema and scabies.
Leaves contain taraxasterol, alpha- and beta-amyrin and beta-sitosterol, erythrodiol and betulin.
Dosage Root—5—10 g powder. (CCRAS.)
Capparis spinosa Linn.
Family Cappariadaceae.
Habitat Native to the Mediterranean region. Distributed in
North-west India, Rajasthan, and Peninsular India.
English Caper Bush.
Ayurvedic Himsraa, Kaakdaani, Kabara.
Unani Kabar.
Action Anti-inflammatory, deobstruent to liver and spleen, diuretic, anthelmintic, vasoconstrictive.
Bark—given in splenic, renal and hepatic complaints. Juice of leaves and fruits—anticystic, bactericidal and fungicidal. Dried flower buds— used in scurvy.
Plant gave glucosinolates—glucoiberm, glucocapparin, sinigrin, glucocleomin and glucocapangatin. Rutin has also been reported from plant. The root bark, cortex and leaves gave stachydrine. Stachydrine, when given to dogs, rabbits and rats, quickened the coagulation of blood and reduced loss of blood.
Siddha/Tamil Karunjurai.
Capsicum annuum Linn. 119
Capparis zeylanica Linn. Synonym C. horrida Linn.f. Family Cappariadaceae. Habitat Common in plains as
