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Charmahantri is also known as Garden cress, mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort pepper grass, chandrashura or poor man's pepper. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma.
 
Charmahantri is also known as Garden cress, mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort pepper grass, chandrashura or poor man's pepper. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma.
  
== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Astama}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Counter gout}}, {{Uses|Skin deseases}}, {{Uses|Diabates}}, {{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Blood pressure}}<ref name="Uses"/>
This annual plant can reach a height of 60 cm (~24 inches), with many branches on the upper part. The white to pinkish flowers are only 2 mm (1/12 of an inch) across, clustered in branched racemes.
 
  
When consumed raw, cress is a high-nutrient food containing substantial content of [[Vitamin A]],[[Vitamin C]] and K and several dietary minerals.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
== Uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
*Garden cress is added to soups, sandwiches and salads for its tangy flavor. It is also eaten as sprouts, and the fresh or dried seed pods can be used as a peppery seasoning
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==Common names==
*Garden cress, known as chandrashoor, and the seeds, known as halloon in India, are commonly used in the system of Ayurveda.
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{{Common names|kn=alavibija, alli beeja|ml=asali|sa=ahaleeva, asalika|ta=aali, aalividai|te=aadithyalu, aandilee|hi=akalam, candsur|en=common cress, garden cress}}
*It is used in lactating mothers to improve breast milk production.<ref name="uses" />
 
*It is used in treating amenorrhoea and irregular menstrual cycles.
 
  
==Common name==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|annual plant}}
  
* '''English''' - Garden Cress
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==Identification==
* '''Kannada''' - ಅಲವಿ ಬೀಜ
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===Leaf===
* '''Hindi''' - Chandrashoor
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
== References ==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
  
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===Fruit===
<ref name="uses">[http://easyayurveda.com/2015/03/20/garden-cress-lepidium-sativum-uses-side-effects-research/ "Easyayurveda"]</ref>
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.
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Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Temperate}}, {{Commonly seen|Trophical}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
== External Links ==
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==External Links==
  
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_cress Garden cress-Wikipedia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 18:42, 17 April 2018

Charmahantri, Garden cress

Charmahantri is also known as Garden cress, mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort pepper grass, chandrashura or poor man's pepper. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma.

Uses

Astama, Cough, Snakebites, Counter gout, Skin deseases, Diabates, Scurvy, Diarrhea, Blood pressure[1]

Parts Used

Seeds, Root, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada alavibija, alli beeja
Hindi akalam, candsur
Malayalam asali
Tamil aali, aalividai
Telugu aadithyalu, aandilee
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit ahaleeva, asalika
English common cress, garden cress


Habit

annual plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate, Trophical.


Photo Gallery

References

External Links