Habitat Native of Europe and West Asia. Cultivated in North India as a crop.
Ayurvedic Siddhaartha, Shveta Sarshapa, Sarshapa-Gaura.
Unani Khardal Safed.
Siddha/Tamil Venkadugu.
Folk Safed Raai.
Action Stimulant to gastric mucosa, increases pancreatic secretions;
emetic (used in narcotic poisoning), diaphoretic, rubefacient. (As
a counter-irritant it increases
flow of blood to a specific area.) Used externally as a poultice in bronchitis, pleurisy, intercostal neuralgia, chilbains.
Seeds contain glucosinolates.
Sinalbin in B. alba and sinigrin in B. juneja oil are toxic constituents. The oil with toxic constituents should be avoided in gastrointestinal ulcers and kidney disorders. When moistened, sinigrin in the seeds is degraded to allyl isothiocyanate, a potent irritant volatile oil. (Francis Brinker.)
Glucosinolates are goitrogenic. Excessive consumption of Brassica sp. vegetables may alter absorption of thyroid hormone in G2 tract. (Sharon M. Herr.)
Brassica campestris Linn. var. rapa (L.) Hartm.
Family Cruciferae; Brassicaceae.
Habitat Cultivated as an oil-yielding crop.
English Field Mustard, Turnip Rape.
Ayurvedic Sarshapa, Siddhaartha.
English White Mustard.
Unani Sarson.
100 Brassica juncea (Linn.) Czern. & Coss.
Siddha/Tamil Kadugu.
F B Action Stimulant, diuretic, emetic,
_______.J rubefacient, counter-irritant. Used
externally for bronchitis and
rheumatic pains (increases flow of
blood to a specific area). Powdered
seeds are used as a tea for colds,
