136 .* CAPPARIDE®. 
eck plant develops a volatile oil having the properties of 
garlic oil. 
Description. —Caper root bark occurs in half acl 
‘Several inches in length; it is very thick and transversely 
fissured ; the external surface i is gray, the internal white, taste — 
bitter aiid pungent. 
Chemical composition.—The root bark, according to 
Rochleder and Blas, contains a neutral bitter principle of sharp _ 
irritating taste, resembling senegin. The flower bads distilled 
with water yield a distillate having an alliaceous odour. | 
they have been washed with cold water, hot water extrac 8 
from them capric acid (C}° H*° 02), and a gelatinous 
“ substance of the- -pectin group; capric acid is sometimes found — 
deposited on the calices of the buds in white specks mat 
the appearance of wax. (Watts’ Dict. of Chem.) ~ 
_ has isolated a glucoside from the plant which yields, on boi 
with sulphuric acid, isodulcite, and a colouring matter si 
to quercetin. Similar glucosides were also found in So 
japonica and Ruta graveolens. (Ding. =tojgieeh: Journ, 
=2 483 Year-Book Pharm., 1883, p. 241.) : 
Soimerce—The drug is-imported via the Persian cult 
hte Re. ¢ per Ib. 
The root of C. zeylanica, Linn., C.acuminata, Ro# 
Vern. Kélu-kera (Beng.), Paliki (Tel.), Waghanti (Mar 
Govindphal (Hind.), Authéndi-kai (Tam.), is reputed to 
oy = medicine. — 
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___ The young shoots of C. aphylla, Roth., Vern. Karil, @ 
of C. horrida, Linn. F., Vern. Ardanda, are applied me 
; nally” as a counter-irritant. The unripe fruits of both sp 
are used as a pickle with pepper, mustard and oil. 
nducotta the fruits of C. =. = are piel le 
T se il name is Killacchedi. 
