(Capparaceae) Capparis zeylanica L.

Local name(s): (Kheua Xing Xou)

Medicinal use(s): treat chronic fever (when the body is persistently hot) 

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: 

Locality: Saravanh Province, Saravanh District, Ban Ka Xa

Habitat: 

Altitude: 295 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara

Collection number(s): LAOS_036 (= Sydara 036)

Collection Date: September 27, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no.2222117.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:

Arulmozhi P, Vijayakumar S, Praseetha PK, et al. Extraction methods and computational approaches for evaluation of antimicrobial compounds from Capparis zeylanica L. Anal Biochem 2019, 572:33-44. DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2019.02.006

Mishra SK, Singh PN.  Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological review of Capparis zeylanica Linn. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2011, volume 2, issue 2, page no. 506.  https://www.rjpbcs.com/pdf/2011_2(2)/62.pdf 

Sini KR, Sinha BN, Rajasekaran A. Protective Effects of Capparis zeylanica Linn. Leaf Extract on Gastric Lesions in Experimental Animals. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2011, 3(1):31-35. PMID: 23407576

 Uysal I, Mohammed FS, Sevindik M. Chapter 10 - Genus Capparis: Chemical, nutritional composition and biological activity, Editor(s):  Atta-Ur-Rahman, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Elsevier, Volume 81, 2024, pages 367-386, ISSN 1572-5995, ISBN 9780443156281. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15628-1.00009-X