گیاه کبر (کاپاریس) چیست ؟ What is Caparis?

Cobra is a very old plant, several thousand years old, which has been of interest to scientists and sages since ancient times. Even today, many studies have been conducted regarding the photochemistry, pharmacology and clinical applications of this plant; Therefore, considering the special position of this plant among great sages and also its importance in modern medicine and pharmacy, in this post, an effort has been made to introduce this plant; Its therapeutic and medicinal properties and uses should be discussed.

Its leaves are variable in size, petiolate, simple, toothless, light green without hairs or covered with blanket hairs. Its flowers are solitary and axial, often fragrant at night, and the middle is like hair; It has white petals, 8-40 mm long, sometimes red, oblong to broad ovate, all the same size or two are longer. Inside the flower cover of this plant, there are many purple-red stamens that are longer than the petals, 20-50 mm long. The fruit of this plant is formed at the end of a long appendage (nehanj), oval, fleshy with numerous black bean-shaped seeds, which are light green in the beginning, but gradually turn reddish. Its fruit is also called Kabar cucumber, which is almost the size and shape of an oak. The external color of the fruit is green with green or pale yellow parallel lines, and the inside of the fruit is red and full of small and slimy seeds. The size is variable. Kabar can be the size of a black pepper to the size of a small green olive. Larger cobras have a stronger taste and smaller sizes have a stronger aroma. Is Kabar the same as Abu Jahl watermelon? Some people think that Kabar is the same as Abu Jahl watermelon, while they are different: Hanzal or Abu Jahl Watermelon is a very bitter and poisonous bush plant with larger and rounder dimensions than Kabar, and it is green inside and cannot be made into a pickle at all. It is highly toxic. While Kabar is more oval and smaller in the shape and size of a small oak, which first turns green and then red inside.Caparis nomenclature The name Kabar is an Arabic name derived from the Persian name of the plant. Its scientific name is capparis spinosa L, and it is also called common capper or caper bush in English. Its other names are: Asaf, vessels of Al-Asaf, Lasaf The fruit of the liver Akar Al Souda Cream Athonite and Cyprus (Greek) His grave (in Syriac) Korak and Hab al-Aros (in Shirazi) Lagji (in the local language of Shushtar and Ramhormoz in Khuzestan province) Rwandan mountain his chirping Fiqs Bates Tliot Kabar, Qobar, Klanbar and Klankar Its fruit is also called big cucumber, Shaflah or Shaflaj. Distribution and growing place of this plant in Iran This plant is one of the products of tropical regions, but in principle, due to its high tolerance and tolerance of various chalky, limestone and sometimes salty soils, it is often grown in agricultural lands, abandoned lands, and mountain slopes in the following provinces: Gorgan / Mazandaran / Gilan East and West Azerbaijan Kurdistan Kermanshah / Ilam / Hamadan / Arak / Lorestan Isfahan / Yazd / Fars Kerman / Khuzestan / Bushehr / Hormozgan / Sistan Baluchistan Semnan / Khorasan Tehran When the buds of this plant are the size of a pea, they are harvested; Then they are dried with the help of sunlight and pickled for their special taste.

A look at the nature and healing properties of the Kabar plant The properties of this amazing plant in traditional medicine are as follows: The nature of this plant is hot and dry in the second degree and if you go to hot and dry lands, hot and dry up to the third degree. Its fruit, leaves, wood, and bark are all hot. The combination of kabar with vinegar in the form of pickles reduces its heat intensity. The only pickle recommended in traditional medicine that can be consumed with food is the use of Kabar pickle. This plant opens congestion and blockages in the liver and spleen. It helps to collect excess sodium in the body by the spleen and expels it through the digestive system. It has been named as one of the best remedies for spleen problems. People with fatty liver can eat 4 or 5 pickles with food. This valuable fruit is useful in neurological diseases such as paralysis, Parkinson's and body tremors, as well as joint pain, discopathy and gout. It can kill the parasite. Its combination with aromatic spices such as valerian, lavender, azahar and honey is beneficial for joint pain, sciatica and gout, either orally or as a poultice. The preparation of Kabar with vinegar and honey repels and removes toxins from the body and is a diuretic. It is laxative and diuretic. It is effective for the opening of menstrual bleeding in cases of its interruption in young women. Increases menstruation. Increases sexual power. Also, kabar root is one of the four components in the famous combination of Usul Arbaah (four roots) which includes: celery root, kabar root, fennel root and chicory root, and it has a medicinal aspect and is used in phlegm and sudavi diseases. In many traditional medicine texts, it has been emphasized to use Kabar vinegar, Kabar sakanjabin and also its salt, to increase its effectiveness and softening and to be specific for liver and spleen diseases (especially opening of the stomach and constipation). Contraindications to the use of cobra plant Consumption of this plant is harmful for hot-tempered people, in this sense, they should be consumed with coriander. It is also harmful to the bladder, and anise and lavender are good for it. Excessive consumption of it has the opposite effect and is harmful to the liver, and its benefit is honey. In women who face menstrual disorders and increased monthly bleeding, because it increases menstruation. If you are pregnant or have an upcoming surgery, you should also avoid using Kabar. How to use Caparis For daily and weekly use, Tarshi Kabar is more suitable. Because it has a sharp and sharp taste when raw, and on the other hand, because it has a very hot temper, it should be prepared and consumed as a pickle in order to reduce its heat intensity and have nutritional properties, otherwise, in other forms, it acquires a medicinal aspect. It cannot always be used in all people. Medicinal forms of Kabar plant Different parts of this plant are used in the form of decoction, powder and oily solution, and in making medicines, the root of the plant is used more than its fruit. Also, the tincture prepared from its stem is used as a reagent. Pickled capers or capris Pickled capers or capris How to prepare cobra pickle If you don't have access to the fruit of this plant, you should know that many reputable brands and brands licensed to supply pickles and pickles offer this pickle under the name of Kobar or Caparis or Shepleh pickles, which can be purchased from stores and hypermarkets or online sites. is purchased But if you have access, prepare this pickle yourself at home: First, wash the cobras and take the stem and put it in boiled and cooled water with a little salt and let it stay in the refrigerator for 5-6 days. During this period, change the salt water every day. Then take them out of the salt water and put them on the heat with water and when it boils, throw away the water and repeat this once more until the bitterness is removed. Be careful not to boil too much because your pickle will be soft. After boiling, put the kabar on a strainer and wait for an hour until the water drains. Then put it in a pickle jar and pour vinegar on it. Add a little salt as you like. Close it tightly and store it in a cool place or in the refrigerator. After 20 days to one month, the pickle is ready.