Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Peela tori (Yellow mustard) |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Raktasarsapa | |
Other names Tips！ | Sadarai (B), Lahi, Maghi, Toria, Lutni, Sarson (H), Sarsive (K), Katuka (M), Nalla avalu (Te), Kadugu (Ta), Aphal tori, Gante mula, Kalo sarsyu, Salgam, Tori (N) | |
| English name | Field Mustard, Indian Colza, Turnip Rape | |
| Original plant name | Brassica campestris Linn. (= Brassica rapa Linn.), Field Mustard, Indian Colza, Turnip Rape | |
| Family name | Brassicaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 11992 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Raktasarsapa, Field Mustard, Indian Colza, Turnip Rape | |||
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| Synonyms | Asuri, Rajika, Raji, Raktika, Raktasarsapa, Raktasiddartha | ||||
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| Original plant name | Brassica campestris Linn. (= Brassica rapa Linn.) | ||||
| Family name | Brassicaceae | ||||
| Used part | Seeds | ||||
| Distribution area | Cultivated throughout India. | ||||
| Remarks | Commonly cultivated. | ||||
| Common uses | Seeds are oily, bitter, stomachic, cholagogue, vermifuge and they are useful in skin eruptions, itching, leucoderma, piles, inflammations and ulcers. Seeds yield mustard oil which possesses mild rubefacient properties. It is employed as a liniment for rheumatic pain and as a substitute for camphorated oil. The volatile oil of mustard is given internally in colic. It is used as a mild counter irritant on the chest and given in mild bronchitis affections in children. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Kustha (skin diseases), Gulma (abdominal coli), Sopha (swelling) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids related compounds Glyceryl-octadecyl ether (*C3) Fatty acids Hexadecanioc acid (*C3) Other aliphatic and related compounds Gibberellin A89 (*C1), Nonacosane (*C3) Sterols beta-Sitosterol (*C3), Daucosterol (*C3) Steroid saponins & Sapogenins Stigma-5-en-3-O-beta-glucoside (*C4) Flavones & Flavonols Isorhamnetin 3-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (*C2), Phenol derivatives 3,3'-Dihydroxy-alpha,beta-diethylstilbene (*C5) Sulfur containing alkaloids 1,4-Dimethoxyglucobrassicin (*C6), 4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin (*C6), Brassinin (*C7), Brassicanal (*C7), Camalexin (*C7) | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | The fatty acid profile of myocardial lipids in humans whose habitual diets contained mustard oil showed that the level of erucic acid is low and the risk of developing myocardial fibrosis is less at the level of Intake of mustard oil prevalent in India. In overdoses, the oil is highly poisonous, producing gastro-enteric inflammation and probably interfering with vital processes by pervading the whole system. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Tiksna (Sharp), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Agnida (increasing digestive fire), Nidrakari (inducing sleep) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata | ||||
| Formulation | Sarsapadi pralepa | ||||
| Comments | It predisposes bleeding disorders. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), pp 301-305 Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 40 Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 1, pp 165-166 Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 268 Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 152-154 Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 388 | |||
| Research paper | *C1 Sheng, C., Bhaskar, K. V., Mander, L. N., Pearce, D. W., Pharis, R. P. and Young, S.; Phytochemistry, 31, 4055-57 (1992). *C2 Kim, H. K., Kang, B. J., Park, K. J., Ko, B. S. and Whang, W. K.; Yakhak Hoechi, 42, 607-12 (1998). *C3 Peng, Y. and Yang, C.; Fenxi Ceshi Xuebao, 17, 34-36 (1998). *C4 Faizi, S., Ali, M., Saleem, R., Irfanullah, and Bibi, S.; Magn. Res. Chem., 39, 399-405 (2001). *C5 .Inamori, Y., Kubo, M., Ogawa, M., Tsujibo, H., Miki, Y. and Takemura, S.; Chem. Pharm. Bull., 35, 3502-6 (1987). *C6 Agerbirk, N., Petersen, B. L., Olsen, C. E., Halkier, B. A. and Nielsen, J. K.; J. Agric. Food Chem., 49, 1502-7 (2001). *C7 Soledade, M., Pedras, C., Khan, A. Q. and Taylor, J. L.; ACS Symp. Ser., 658 (Pharmaceuticals for Pest Control), 155-66 (1997). | ||||
| Remarks | Brassica alba - white variety Brassica juncea - small variety Brassica nigra - black variety | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2022/07/04 | ||||
