Hedge Mustard
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Botanical Name |
Sisymbrium officinale |
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Family |
Brassicaceae |
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Other Names |
Singer’s plant, wiry jack |
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Habitat |
Hedges, wastelands, fields |
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Description |
Perennial Stems: long, spreading Leaves: rosette, deeply pinnately Flowers: pale yellow, 3mm diameter, shaped like a cross April-November Pods: 6-20mm long, pressed against stem |
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Native to |
Europe |
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Parts Used |
Herb |
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Actions |
Diuretic, expectorant, laxative, stomachic, tonic |
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Constituents |
Glucosinolates –sinigrin, glucoputranjivin, gluconapin, glucocochlearin, glucocheirolin, glucobrassicin, neoglucobrassicin. Cardio glycosides –corchoroside, helveticoside |