Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
| Synonym : | Brassica cernua (Thunb.) F.B. Forbes & Hemsl. Crucifera juncea E.H.L.Krause Sinapis juncea L. Sin |
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| Bangla Name : | Raisarisha,Bararai,Jhuni,Chanchi,Pay-ching(Rakhaing). |
| English Name : | Indian Mustard,Chinese Mustard,Brown Mustard. |
| Family : | Brassicaceae |
| Disease : | Skin diseases, cold, cough, fever. |
| Description : | Annual erect herbs. Leaves alternate: lower and basal petiolate. Inflorescence 15-30 cm long in fruit; pedicels ascending. Sepals oblong. Petals bright yellow, clawed with obovate limb. Anthers broad with conical beak , midvein prominently keeled. Seeds 12-20, dark reddish-brown, globose, finely reticulate. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds contain sinigrin, gluconapin, sinapine base and a volatile isothyocynate. Essential oil. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Skin diseases, cold, cough, fever. |
| Habit : | Herb |