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Botanical Name |
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Capparis zeylanica L. |
English
Name |
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Ceylon Caper |
Synonym(s) |
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Capparis hastigera Hance, Capparis xanthophylla Coll. & Hemsl., Capparis horida, Capparis incanescens |
Family |
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Capparaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A branched shrub with smooth stem. Leaves rough, broadly lanceolate, pointed tip, short curved thorns at the base of leaf stalk. Flowers white. Fruits berry, bright scarlet, ovoid shaped. Seeds many. |
| Herb Effects |
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Sedative, stomachic, antihidrotic and diuretic (root bark); alleviates spasms (50% EtOH aerial part extract). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Glucocapparin, thioglucoside, alpha-amyrin, n-tricontane and a fixed oil (leaf and seed). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Glucocapparin |
497-77-8 |
3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(
hydroxymethyl)-6-(1-
sulfonatooxyiminoeth
ylsulfanyl
)oxane |
C8H14NO9S2- |
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| Alpha-amyrin |
638-95-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l |
C30H50O |
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| n-Triacontane |
638-68-6 |
triacontane |
C30H62 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Hemorrhoids, boils, piles and swellings (leaf); cholera and stomach problems (powdered root bark). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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