Review of Food and Medicinal Uses of Capparis L. Subgenus Capparis (Capparidaceae)

Rivera, Diego; Inocencio, Cristina; Obón, Concepción; Alcaraz, Francisco

doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0515:rofamu]2.0.co;2

Cited by 77 publications

(56 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Several therapeutic uses of taxa included here in C. spinosa subsp. spinosa were recorded by Rivera et al (2003a). Anti-diabetic, anti-fungal, anti-leishmania, expectorant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties were reported by Rajesh et al (2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…This subspecies is cultivated to produce capers in Spain and Italy, especially on the islands of Mallorca, Pantelleria and Salina (Fici & Gianguzzi 1997, Inocencio et al 2005. Some traditional therapeutic uses in northern Africa were recorded by Rivera et al (2003a). In Algeria and Morocco it is utilized for stomachache, headache, blenorhagy and as an anti-inflammatory (Maire 1933, Bellakhdar 1997, while in Lybia tea prepared with the plant is a remedy for stomach diseases (El-Gadi & Bshana 1986).…”

Section: Ovatamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Commercial capers are flower buds pickled in salt or vinegar and used as a condiment, but also unripe fruits and young twigs are widely pickled (Rivera et al 2003a). Capers are collected from wild plants in several Mediterranean and Asiatic countries, while specialized cultivation of the plant is recorded from Spain, France and Italy, where several local cultivars and ethnovarieties are known .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia

Fici

2014

Phytotaxa

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A revision of the Capparis spinosa group has been carried out in southern Europe, northern Africa, western and central Asia, in order to provide a uniform taxonomic treatment of its representatives. The xerotropical origin of this group, showing disjunct distribution in several holoarctic and paleotropical regions, is underlined and the different species concepts historically adopted are discussed. In the present treatment a single species is recognized, C. spinosa, represented in the study area by two subspecies. C. spinosa subsp. spinosa shows derived characters, high polymorphism and a wide distribution range from the Mediterranean eastwards to China and Nepal. C. spinosa subsp. rupestris, less variable and showing phenotypic characters closer to the tropical stock of the group, is recorded in the Mediterranean Region and the Sahara. On the basis of herbarium and field investigations, the variability and distribution of the two subspecies are examined. Within each subspecies some varieties are recognized, for which morphological, chorological and autecological data are presented. Four new combinations (C. spinosa subsp. spinosa var. herbacea, C. spinosa subsp. spinosa var. atlantica, C. spinosa subsp. rupestris var. ovata, C. spinosa subsp. rupestris var. myrtifolia) are proposed.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Ovatamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia

Fici

2014

Phytotaxa

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Propagation through seed is not preferred for multiplication of this plant mainly for the reasons i.e. the low germination percentage, dormancy [16], and heterozygous nature of the seeds [19]. Therefore to overcome these hurdles in its large scale cultivation, there is a need to have a reliable, cost effective and rapid propagation method.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preculturing effect of thidiazuron onin vitroshoot multiplication and micropropagation round inCapparis decidua(Forsk.) an important multipurpose plant

Bukhari

Siddique

Perveen

2016

Acta Biologica Hungarica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

An efficient protocol was developed for clonal multiplication of an important shrub: Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew, through in vitro shoot induction and multiplication from nodal explants. Pretreatment of nodal explants in a liquid Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium augmented with various thidiazuron (TDZ) concentrations at relatively high levels (5-100 µM) for different time duration (4, 8, 12 and 16 d), proved a significant approach for in vitro shoot production. After an initial exposure time to TDZ, nodal explants were inoculated onto a MS basal medium devoid of TDZ for further induction and proliferation. The highest regeneration rate (85%), average number of shoots/explant (8.7 ± 0.22) and maximum shoot length (3.9 ± 0.33 cm) were obtained from the nodal explants exposed to 50 µM TDZ for 8 d. The nodal explants excised from the proliferated cultures of TDZ (50 µM) for 8 d were used as explants and showed an enhancement rate after next three round of in vitro propagation. Best results for rooting was obtained by ex vitro treatment of shoots with 200 µM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) for 20 min. as it produced an average of 5.7 ± 0.41 roots per microshoot with 4.4 ± 0.39 cm root length in 84% shoots. Different planting substrates was tested for maximum survival of hardening off micropropagated plantlets and soilrite proved most effective than others as 97.1 ± 7.21 plantlets survived. All micropropagated plants grew well in natural conditions and showed similar morphology to the mother plant.

show abstract

“…The all genus of Capparis have been used extensively in folk medicine by many cultures since ancient times, especially in all countries of the Mediterranean basin (Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Italy, Turkey) and in Western as well as Central Asia [1]. The relationship between capers and human beings can be traced back to the Stone Age.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pharmacological Properties of Capparis spinosa Linn

A¹,

Farid²,

Eddouks³

2015

IJDVR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Review of Food and Medicinal Uses of Capparis L. Subgenus Capparis (Capparidaceae)

Cited by 77 publications

References 10 publications

A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia

A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia

Preculturing effect of thidiazuron onin vitroshoot multiplication and micropropagation round inCapparis decidua(Forsk.) an important multipurpose plant

Pharmacological Properties of Capparis spinosa Linn

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About