Lepidium sativum Linn
Lepidium sativum Linn belongs to Cruciferae family.
The Arabic names for this herb are Amarinom, Farasiyun Qalb.
The English names for this herb are Garden Cress, Pepperwort.
The Urdu names for this herb are Ahera, Ahero, Habul Reshad, Halim, Haliyon, Halun, Hurf.
Description
Lepidium sativum Linn is a shrub, is biennial. Fruit dehiscent silicles, oblong, ovate, obovate, cordate, obcordate, elliptic, or orbicular, strongly angustiseptate; valves veinless or prominently veined, keeled or not, apically winged or wingless; replum rounded; septum complete or perforated, membranous; style absent, obsolete, or distinct, included or exserted from apical notch of fruit; stigma capitate, entire or rarely 2-lobed
Lepidium sativum Linn's Leaves. Cauline leaves petiolate or sessile, base cuneate, attenuate, auriculate, sagittate, or amplexicaul, margin entire, dentate, or dissected. Racemes ebracteate, corymbose, elongated or not in fruit.
Lepidium sativum Linn's Seed. Seeds 1 per locule, winged, margined, or wingless, oblong or ovate, plump or flattened; seed coat smooth, minutely reticulate, or papillate, usually copiously mucilaginous when wetted; cotyledons incumbent, rarely accumbent or diplecolobal.
Pharmacological Actions
The pharmacological actions of Lepidium sativum Linn are Abortifacient, Alterative, Anthelmintic, Aperient, Aphrodisiac, Appetizer, Carminative, Diuretic, Ecbolic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Galactagogue, Resolvent, Stimulant, Tonic, Vesicant.
The pharmacological actions of Lepidium sativum Linn's Leaves are Diuretic, Stimulant.
The pharmacological action of Lepidium sativum Linn's Mucilage(seed) is Soothing.
Indications
The indications of Lepidium sativum Linn's Decoction (seed) are Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hiccup, Skin Complaints, Blood Impurities, Chronic Enlargement of Spleen.
The indications of Lepidium sativum Linn's Leaves are Brain Insufficiency, Rheumatism, Inflammations, Spleen Affections, Muscular Pain, Bronchitis, Chest Complaints.
The indications of Lepidium sativum Linn's Seed are Seminal Debility, Skin Diseases, Freckles, Rheumatic Pain, Leucorrhoea, Asthma, Pre-Mature Ejaculation, Enlargement of Spleen, Debility, Cough.
The indications of Lepidium sativum Linn's Seed (powder) are Functional Weakness of Semen, Diarrhoea, Leucorrhoea, Rheumatism, Indigestion, Lumbago, Dysentery, General Debility.
Contraindications
None recorded.
Temperament
The temperament of Lepidium sativum Linn is 2nd order, warm and dry.
Occurrence, Taste & Odor
Taste: Pungent,Mucilagenous.
Dosage
| Part | Dose | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Herb | 2.000 – 0.000 g | N/A |
Available Brands
- HABB-E-JALINOOSHamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
- JAWARISH ZAROONI AMBERI-BA-NUSKHA KALANHamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
- MAJOON MUGHALIZ JAWAHAR WALIQARSHI INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD
Compound Preparations
Lepidium sativum Linn is used in the preparation of Hab Khubs Al-Hadid.
Substitutes
The substitute of Lepidium sativum Linn is Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss.
Active Constituents
The active constituents of Lepidium sativum Linn are Essential Oil, Glucotropoeolin.
Antidotes
The antidotes of Lepidium sativum Linn are Sugar, Cucumis sativus Linn. (Seeds).
Toxicity
Currently no Toxicity information is available for Lepidium sativum Linn. (work in progress)