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==Common names==
 
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Originating from the central Asian Himalayas to China, Brassica juncea has long been cultivated and many forms have been developed (see separate records).<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
Originating from the central Asian Himalayas to China, Brassica juncea has long been cultivated and many forms have been developed (see separate records).<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Season to grow==
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Very early spring.
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==Required Ecosystem/Climate==
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Ranging from Boreal Wet to Tropical Thorn through Tropical Wet Forest Life Zones, Indian Mustard is reported to tolerate annual precipitation of 500 to 4,200 mm, annual temperature of 6 to 27°C, and pH of 4.3 to 8.3.<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/>
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==Kind of soil needed==
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Good sandy loamy soil.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263924431_Pharmacognosy_and_Phytochemical_Analysis_of_Brassica_juncea_Seeds Chemical constituents]</ref>
 
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263924431_Pharmacognosy_and_Phytochemical_Analysis_of_Brassica_juncea_Seeds Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brassica+juncea Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brassica+juncea Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Brassica_juncea.html Required Ecosystem/Climate]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Brassica_juncea.html Brassica juncea
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* [https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Brassica_juncea.html Brassica juncea on purdue.edu]
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* [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BRJU Brassica juncea
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/brassica-juncea Brassica juncea on sciencedirect.com]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/brassica-juncea Brassica juncea
 
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 9 November 2020

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Brassica juncea is an erect. It grows up to 160cm tall when in flower. It is the parent of several distinct forms that are grown for food, oil etc.

Uses

Abscesses, Colds, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Stomach disorders, Skin eruptions, Ulcers, Headache, Bladder, Inflammation, Haemorrhage.

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Brown and yellow mustard seeds were purchased from local market of Gorakhpur. The fresh and mature berries of B.juncea and S.alba were washed; sun dried and pulverized into a fine powder.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada NA
Hindi Sarson
Malayalam NA
Tamil Kadugu
Telugu NA
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit NA
English Leaf mustard, Indian mustard


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Originating from the central Asian Himalayas to China, Brassica juncea has long been cultivated and many forms have been developed (see separate records).[3]

Season to grow

Very early spring.

Required Ecosystem/Climate

Ranging from Boreal Wet to Tropical Thorn through Tropical Wet Forest Life Zones, Indian Mustard is reported to tolerate annual precipitation of 500 to 4,200 mm, annual temperature of 6 to 27°C, and pH of 4.3 to 8.3.[4]

Kind of soil needed

Good sandy loamy soil.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Cornfields in Britain.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links