Now, let’s discover the benefits and secrets of capers which have been told since ancient times...

      The benefits of capers are countless. Bu let’s try to count them. Being used for the purposes of treatment and nutrition since ancient times, capers plant is used in dye and cosmetics industry today.

      As its buds in the dimensions of pea are very reach in terms of protein, vitamin, minerals, rutin and mustard oil glycoside, it is very filling nutrition source. The source of its appetizing smell, which arises on its pickle, is mustard oil glycoside. You can find not only the smell of the mustard oil, but also the taste of it in pickled capers.

     Caper buds, of which rejuvenation and “aphrodisiac” -potency-enhancing- effect is also discovered, are among the indispensable pickles of European and American tables. It is considered to be a quality appetizer especially in West European countries. Capers buds are processed by olive oil and lemon after it is corned, and becomes a delicious appetizer and high esteem of the tables.

      Especially, Germans loves these buds very much. They use it as garniture and sauce on dishes, salads and pizzas. »«Not only as garniture or sauce, its pickled and corned shape is also loved. They find both taste and health & liveliness...

      Apart from the buds of capers, its offshoots and fruits are also used as nutrition as long as they are kept in vinegar and corn. Especially in Cyprus and Spain, offshoots are gathered while they are fresh. Again it is consumed after it is seasoned wit vinegar and salt. Because the bitterness –this bitterness is originated from the mustard oil glycoside in it- of it is removed in this way and it obtains its original taste.

While people are consuming the capers as a food, they are also immunized against diseases. For example; it prevents bleedings in capillary vessels thanks to its rutin in it.

     When animals eat it, the result is unbelievable. Milk and egg yield is notably increased.

     Capers are important nutrition sources for birds, ants and bees as it contains aromatic substances in its flowers and fruits.

     Every part of capers is important; no part of it is thrown away. Its offshoots, buds and fruits are used in food sector, and its hard offshoots and roots are used in medicine, dye and cosmetics sector.

       Capers are cure-all… It ensures health and liveliness, gives energy. Best friend of old people and patients.

     Spanish people made medicine from the roots of capers and used this medicine on the treatment of hemorrhoid, removing the hip disorders, regulating the menstruation periods of women and removing their pains; and they used its vinegar in order to remove toothaches and also made antidote from its roots against poisonings in the 15th century.

Root skin of capers, fresh or dried, is used in India for years as a purge, tannic, expectorant, anthelminthic and painkiller. The ones who have rheumatism, or spleen, which is enlarging, problems or are paralyzed find the cure in the medicine which is prepared from the roots of capers. The used it as a drop in order to remove ear parasites or pains after they boiled its root skins. They used the gel which is prepared from its fruits as a antidote against snake bites and in the treatment of rheumatism.

In Europe, its fruits and flower buds are considered to be purge and diuretic, stimulating and anti-scurvy. Poultice, which is obtained by beating its leafs, is used on the treatment of gut disease. Moreover, it is used to remove blood disorders.

     In Turkmenistan, six materials which are polyphonel are obtained from the variations of capers.

     In the studies carried out in the International Cancer Institutions, caper is among the plants which are used in the preparation of the “extract” which ensures anti-tumor activity.

Capers have more benefits than the abovementioned ones, as we said before “they are countless”.