1. Names:
Sanskrit: |
Siddhartha |
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English: |
White Mustard |
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Botanical: |
Sinapis alba Lahi |
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Hindi: |
Lahi |
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Telugu: |
Tella avalu |
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Common names: |
Tella avalu
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Family name: |
Crucifereae |
2. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:Contents: Sinalbin, which produces p-hydroxybenzyl isothiocyanate.
- Rasa: Bitter and spice.
- Vipak: Spice.
3. Uses:
- These seeds are used as medicine for scurvy and dropsy.
- The combination of mustard and black pepper used as medicine for paralysis.
- The mustard oil, when applied on body, reduces fat.
- It kills the germs.
- The mixture of mustard seeds and salt, when applied on teeth, cures the dental problems.
- It is rubefacient, irritant, stimulant, diuretic, emetic., pungent, laxative, digestive.