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INDIAN MEDIOINAL PLANTS. 
poultice. The oil used in dengue fever 'with great benefit. 
Used for rubbing on the chest in bronchitis. Action similar to 
mustard, bpt less effective. 
81. B. Juncea, H. f. and T. h.f.b.i., I. 157. 
Syn. : — Sinapis ramosa, Roxb ; S. cuneifolia, Roxb, S. 
rugosa, Roxb. 498 and 499. 
Sans.: — Rajika. (Kuraaon.) 
Vern. : -R&i, Sarson, Sarson-lahi, gohna-sarsou, bari-rai, 
barlai, badshai-rai, Khas-rai (H); Rai sarisha, (B) ; Asur 
(Kashmir) ; Reti (Guz.); Mohari ; r£yi (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 6-8 by 2-4 in. v toothed ; upper leaves 2-2\ in., 
entire. Flowers bright yellow; sepals spreading f in : diam. 
Pods 2\-2\ in. including the beak, linear-lanceolate ; beak 
narrowly-conical, | in.; valves with a prominent mid-rib. Seeds 
small, dark rugose, globose, about 40 in a pod. 
Parts usvd : — 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.) 
“Externally used in internal congestions, in spasmodic, 
neuralgic, and rheumatic affections, and in morbid states of 
the cere bro-spinal system, __ as an emetic. Taken internally, it 
acts as a digestive.” (Bombay Pharmacopoeia Committee). 
82. Eruca sativa, Lam. h.f.b.i., i. 158- 
Eng . : — The rocket. 
Vern. : — Safed-earsu (Bombay). 
