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[[File:Capers.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Capers]]
Other Names : Capers, Alcaparras, Cabra, Caper Bush, Capparis rupestris, Capparis spinosa, Cappero, Câprier, Câprier Épineux, Câpre, Câpres, Fabagelle, Himsra, the caper bush, Flinders rose, Himsra<br>The caper is a plant. The unopened flower bud and other parts that grow above the ground are used for medicine.
==Special Precautions of Caper==
* Diabetes: There is some concern that capers might alter blood sugar control in people with diabetes. Monitor you blood sugar closely if you have diabetes and use capers.
* Surgery: Capers might affect blood sugar levels. There is some concern that capers might interfere with blood sugar control during and after surgery. Stop using capers at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
* Capers can cause skin rash and irritation.
==Benefits and uses of Caper are==
* People use capers for diabetes, fungal infections, chest congestion, worms in the intestines, and a skin disease caused by parasites called leishmaniasis. Capers are also used as a tonic. 
* Some people apply capers directly to the skin for dry skin and other skin disorders and for improving blood flow near the skin’s surface.
* [[Allergies]] : Capers are rich in the bioflavonoids rutin and quercetin (also found in apples, red onion and tea), both of which have antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties. Quercetin is particularly effective as an anti-allergy remedy when taken with bromelain; an enzyme found naturally in pineapple. 
* Capers are also eaten as a food and used as a flavoring.
* High in [[Kaempferol]]
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