Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern.


Synonym : Nasturtium indicum (L.) DC.
Clandestinaria indica (L.) Spach
Rorippa montana (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) Small
Sisymbrium atrovirens Hornem.
Sisymbrium indicum L.
Bangla Name : Ban Sarisha.
English Name : Water Cress.
Family : Brassicaceae
Disease : Diuretic, stimulant, antiscorbutic, asthma, chronic catarrh and pyorrhea.
Description : An annual erect herb, 15-45 cm high, branched from the base. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, runcinate-dentate, lower leaves 7.5 cm long, inciso-pinnatifid or lobed at the base, upper leaves dentate above the base, subentire at the apex. Racemes terminal, many-flowered, much elongate, flowers small, yellow. Pods 12-19 mm long, straight or slightly curved.
Distribution : All over the country in waste lands.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : The plant is considered diuretic, stimulant and antiscorbutic. Seeds are laxative, usefull in asthma, chronic catarrh and pyorrhea.
Habit : Herb