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Brassica juncea

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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.

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