Abstract Capparis decidua, a medicinal plant of family Capparaceae grows abundantly in wild arid regions of Asia, Africa and Saudi Arabia. The plant has found wide folk medicinal applications along with its nutritional value. C. decidua possessed many pharmacological attributes such as antidiabetic, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-nociceptive, antirheumatic, hypolipidemic, antiatherosclerotic, anti-tumor, antigiardial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and anticonvulsant activities. These marvellous bioactivities of the caper plant can be attributed to the presence of a wide range of phytochemicals including alkaloids (capparisinine, capparisine, stachydrine, isocodonocarpine), phenolics, flavonoids, sterols and fatty acids. This review focuses on detailed phytochemistry, folk medicinal uses and pharmacological attributes of this multipurpose plant. Moreover, we also covered the importance of plant as a source of functional food and nutrapharmaceuticals.

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Capparis decidua Edgew (Forssk.)：对其传统用途、植物化学、药理学和营养药物潜力的全面回顾

摘要 Capparis decidua 是Capparaceae 科的药用植物，在亚洲、非洲和沙特阿拉伯的野生干旱地区大量生长。该植物具有广泛的民间药用价值及其营养价值。C. decidua 具有许多药理特性，例如抗糖尿病、驱虫、抗菌、抗真菌、镇痛、抗伤害、抗风湿、降血脂、抗动脉粥样硬化、抗肿瘤、抗贾第鞭毛虫、抗氧化、抗炎、保肝和抗惊厥活性。刺山柑植物的这些奇妙生物活性可归因于各种植物化学物质的存在，包括生物碱（辣椒碱、辣椒碱、水苏碱、异可果碱）、酚类物质、黄酮类化合物、甾醇和脂肪酸。本综述侧重于详细的植物化学，这种多用途植物的民间药用用途和药理特性。此外，我们还介绍了植物作为功能性食品和营养药物来源的重要性。