- Botanical Name
- Capparis spinosa
Caper
Details
The caper bush is a spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region, grown for its flower buds, which are pickled as capers, and for its fruit. Wikipedia also calls it the Flinders rose. Cunningham calls it feminine, with Venus and water, and gives potency, lust and love as its powers. He says capers eaten cure impotence and that the plant is used in love and lust formulae. His folk names are Fakouha, Lasafa and Shafallah. Wikipedia warns that gathering wild capers needs care, because a few similar Capparis species are poisonous. The warning is about identification and is not a caution about capers themselves. Cunningham is the only source for the magical use.
Caution
Wikipedia warns that wild harvesting needs care to avoid a few poisonous Capparis species that look similar.
Correspondences
- Elements
- Water
- Celestial Bodies
- Venus
- Zodiac Signs
- No zodiac signs recorded.
- Colours
- No colours recorded.
- Deities
- No deities recorded.
Folk Names
- Fakouha
- Lasafa
- Shafallah
Categories
- Love
- Lust
- Sex
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded.
Forms
Bud
Cunningham has capers eaten, and used in love and lust formulae.
References
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. 2nd ed. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2012. (EPUB.)
1 3 - Wikipedia, under "Caper." Accessed October 23, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caper&oldid=1378670969. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)
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