This paper reviewed the chemical constituents,pharmacological effects and clinical applications of Capparis spinosa in recent few years.The main chemical constituents are saccharides and glycosides,flavonoids,alkaloids,volatile oils and fatty acids etc.Capparis spinosa has a wide range of pharmacological effects,including anti-inflammatory,analgesic,anti-tumor,antioxidant,hypoglycemic,hypolipidemic,hepatoprotective etc.It is mainly used for the treatment of gout and rheumatoid arthritis,frozen shoulder and skin diseases in...