English: American Yellow Mustard
Sanskrit: Sarshapa
Hindi: Rayi राई, Sarson
Malayalam: Vella kaduku-വെള്ളകടുക്
Tamil: Kaduku-கடுகு
White mustard is an annual, grow up to 70 cm tall, an erect, leaves are pinnately arranged, pale green, leaves are comparatively bigger than mustard, flowers are yellow in color, thick, and born in branch end as clusters, and it is very attractive, seeds contain in a pod 1 to 1.5 inch in length, and it is green, it becomes pale yellow when it is ripe.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Palmate | Margin-Lobate | Venation-parallel |
Useful plant parts:
Seed oil
Medicinal uses:
To treat coughing and colds, bronchitis, chest congestion, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, swollen joints and back pain.
Chemical content:
Selenium, volatile oils
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