CAPPARIS A MULTIFUNCTIONAL HERB: EVIDENCE FROM THE IRANIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TO MODERN MEDICINE

Today, we see increased public interest in complementary medicine. Iranian Traditional Medicine is one of the most important pillars of the complementary medicine. A variety of herbs are used in Iranian Traditional Medicine to treat diseases. Capparis spinosa (Caper) is one of the herbs that its different parts are used alone or as a mixture with other plants. Today, Caper is known as a nutritional and pharmaceutical plant with unique properties. In this study, properties of Caper proposed in different books are extracted and classified on the basis of affection area. Caper is effective in the treatment of gastrointestinal, infectious, neurological, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, respiratory diseases and so on. The results of the present study are consistent with the findings of modern medicine in many ways. In this study, Capparis spinosa's uses in Iranian Traditional Medicine have been compared with new findings and applications of Caper. The findings of this study could be the basis for a thorough study of Caper more diverse applications. Key Word: Capparis spinosa, Iranian Traditional Medicine, Pharmaceutical