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Sinapis alba - White mustard

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White mustard is an annual plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is sometimes also referred to as Brassica alba or B. hirta. Grown for its seeds, mustard, as fodder crop or as a green manure, it is now widespread worldwide, although it probably originated in the Mediterranean region.

Uses

Indigestion, Cough, Phlegm, Tuberculosis, Pleurisy, Respiratory infections, Arthritic joints, Chilblains, Skin eruptions.

Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Proximate analysis of CM and its fractions revealed carbohydrates as the major component with ash and protein as minor constituents. Glucose was the major monosaccharide present followed by galactose, mannose, rhamnose, arabinose and xylose.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Safed rai
Malayalam Vella-kadugu
Tamil Mayirmanikkam
Telugu Avalu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Shvetasarshapa, Siddhartha
English White Mustard, Kedlock


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Annual plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Blade coarsely hairy, irregularly pinnately lobed, terminal leaflet large

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1.5 cm Yellow 5-20 Corolla regular (actinomorphic), yellow, approx and flowering time is July–September

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
2–4 cm long siliqua terminated by a flat Densely stiff-haired many {{{6}}}

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

Prefers a light well-drained soil[52]. Succeeds on most soils when growing in a sunny position[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

A weed of arable, Waste land area, Calcareous soils, Borders of forests.

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