94 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS, 



poultice. The oil used in dengue fever with great benefit, 

 Used for rubbing on the chest in bronchitis. Action similar to 

 mustard, but less effective. 



81. B. Juneea, II. /. and T. h.f.b.i., i. 157. 



Syn. : — Sinapis ramosa, Eoxb; S. euneifolia, Roxb, S. 

 rugosa, Eoxb. 49S and 499. 



Sans. : — Rajika (Kumaon.) 



Vern. :— Rai, Sarson, Sarson-lahi, gohna-sarson, bari-rai, 

 barlai, badshai-rai, Khas-rai (H); Rai sarisha, (B) ; Asur 

 'Kashmir; ; Rai (Guz.); Mohari ; rayi (Mar.). 



Habitat : — Cultivated in India. 



A tall, erect, branching annual, rarely glaucous, or hispid 

 at the base only, Stem 3-6 ft., much-branched. Lower leaves 

 petioled, sometimes pinnatifid, upper large, lanceolate, toothed, 

 subsessile. Terminal lobe much the largest. Blade of the 

 basal leaves G-S by 2-4 in., toothed ; upper leaves 2-2| in., 

 entire. Flowers bright yellow ; sepals spreading J in : diara. 

 Pods 2|-2i in. including the beak, linear-lanceolate ; beak 

 narrowly-conical, J in. ; valves with a prominent mid-rib, Seeds 

 small, dark rugose, globose, about 40 in a pod. 



Parts used : — The seeds, 



Uses : — " The seeds commonly met with in the bazaars of 

 India, which, from their colour, may be denominated Brown 

 Mustard Seed, possess properties similar to those of the black 

 and white mustard seed, for which they may be employed as 

 an efficient substitute, especially in the preparation of mustard 

 poultices." (Pharm. of Ind.) 



11 Externally used in internal congestions, in spasmodic, 

 neuralgic, and rheumatic affections, and in morbid states of 

 the cerebro-spinal system, as an emetic. Taken internally, it 

 acts as a digestive." (Bombay Pharmacopoeia Committee). 



82. Eruca sativa, Lam. h.f.b.i., l 158. 



Eng. : — The rocket. 



Vern. : — Safed-sarsu (Bombay). 



