Plant Capparis spinosa (Capparaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Caper; Caperbush

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
L-STACHYDRINE	0	Leaf	not available	100.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID	7	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Flower	700.0	2115.0	0.11	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	142200.0	183600.0	0.66	Wealth of India.
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Flower	277.0	2162.0	1.36	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	132720.0	165600.0	0.38	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
OXALIC-ACID	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Flower	not available	1123.0	-1.10	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	11060.0	16200.0	-0.37	Wealth of India.
PECTIC-ACID	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS	0	Flower	not available	40000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	not available	1350.0	-0.67	Wealth of India.
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	138000.0	179000.0	-0.33	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	190000.0	220000.0	-0.12	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiretinopathic?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiretinotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiseborrheic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisenility	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic	4	Martindale's 28th
Antishingles	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisickling	1	Martindale's 28th
Antispasmodic	5	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Antisteatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisterility	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antistress	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	2	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithalassemic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithiamin	1	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.