Description
Botanical Name (Latin Name): Caper extract (Capparis spinosa L)
Appearance: Brownish yellow powder
Used Part: Fruit
Test Method: HPLC
Specification: 10:1
Function:
1. To cause drastic purgation for treating edema, and eliminate blood stasis for treating masses.
2. Promote urine; used for indigestion, difficult urine, constipation,amenorrhea, etc.
Description:
Capparis spinosa (Water extract), the caper bush, is a perennial winter-deciduous species that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant. Caper bush is present in almost all the circum-Mediterranean countries and is included in the floristic composition of most of them but whether it is indigenous to this region is uncertain. Although the flora of the Mediterranean region has considerable endemism, the caper bush could have originated in the tropics, and later been naturalized to the Mediterranean basin The plant is best known for the edible bud and fruit (caper berry) which are usually consumed pickled. Other species of Capparis are also picked along with C. spinosa for their buds or fruits.
