Capparis cartilaginea (PROTA)

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Capparis cartilaginea Decne.

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Capparis cartilaginea Decne. is a scandent shrub occurring in dry bushland from Chad eastward to Somalia and southward to Tanzania, but it also occurs in the Seychelles and from Arabia and the Middle East to Pakistan and India. In tropical Africa leaves are used as a laxative. Leaf decoctions and infusions are applied to eye infections and root sap to skin diseases and ulcers. In Pakistan and India Capparis cartilaginea is used in the treatment of rheumatism, gout, paralysis and tuberculosis, and as diuretic, tonic, expectorant, anthelmintic and emmenagogue. The sweet-smelling, juicy fruit pulp is edible. In Pakistan and India tests showed antibacterial, hypotensive and spasmolytic activities of ethanolic extracts.

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• Heine, B. & Heine, I., 1988. Plant concepts and plant use; an ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa. Part 1. Plants of the Chamus (Kenya). Cologne Development Studies 6. Breitenbach, Saarbrücken, Germany. 103 pp.
• Jansen, P.C.M., 1981. Spices, condiments and medicinal plants in Ethiopia, their taxonomy and agricultural significance. Agricultural Research Reports 906. Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen, Netherlands. 327 pp.
• Kokwaro, J.O., 1993. Medicinal plants of East Africa. 2nd Edition. Kenya Literature Bureau, Nairobi, Kenya. 401 pp.
• Neuwinger, H.D., 2000. African traditional medicine: a dictionary of plant use and applications. Medpharm Scientific, Stuttgart, Germany. 589 pp.
• Westphal, E., 1975. Agricultural systems in Ethiopia. Agricultural Research Reports 826. Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen, Netherlands. 278 pp.

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