The pickled fruits are used as relish with foods. The King James bible, Eccleisaste 12:5 reads: 'Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and DESIRE shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets'. However the New American Standared Bible has the word 'caperberry' instead of 'desire' as: 'Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the CAPERBERRY is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street'. It appears that the Hebrew word may be translated either way.

Montague-Drake, Blair. (1977). A Biblical Herbal. Earth Images, Australia. p.42

In Africa, Capparis tomentosa, seems widely used but equally widely regarded as toxic to people and animals. See reference for more details.

Neuwinger, HD. (1996). African Ethnobotany: Poisons & Drugs, Chapman & Hall p.336-339

Africa, Northern Africa, Algeria

Africa, Northern Africa, Egypt

Africa, Northern Africa, Libya

Africa, Northern Africa, Tunisia

Africa, Northern Africa, Morocco

Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Gulf States

Europe, Southwestern Europe, France

Europe, Southwestern Europe, Spain

Pacific, Northwestern Pacific

Australasia, Australia, Northern Territory

Europe, Eastern Europe, Ukraine

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Albania

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Yugoslavia

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Greece

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Italy

Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Kazakhstan

Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Pakistan

Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Philippines

Australasia, Australia, Queensland

Australasia, Australia, Western Australia

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Turkey

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Palestine

Asia-Temperate, Caucasus

Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Tadzhikistan

Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Uzbekistan

Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Turkmenistan

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Afghanistan

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Cyprus

Africa, Northern Africa, Egypt

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Iran

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Iraq

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Lebanon-Syria