Botanical Name
Lepidium sativum L.Family
Brassicaceae/Cruciferae.Synonyms
Arabis chinensis Rottler , Cardamon sativum (L.) , Crucifera nasturtium, Lepia sativa (L.), Lepidium hortense Forssk, Lepidium spinescens DC, Nasturtium sativum (L.), Nasturtium spinescens (DC.) Kuntze, Thlaspi sativum (L.) Crantz, Thlaspidium sativum (L.) SpachRegional Name
English : Common Cress, Hindi : Chansur, Sanskrit : Candrika, Punjabi : Holan, Taratej, Urdu : Halim, Assamese : Halim, Bengali : Chand Shura, Halim, Gujrati : Aseriya, Aseliyo, Kannada : Allibija, Kapila, Kashmiri : Alian, Malayalam : Asali, Marathi : Ahaliva, Haliv Oriya : Chandasara, Chandasura, Tamil : Allivirai, Telugu : Adityalu, Aadalu.Part Used
Roots, Leaves and Seeds.Description
It is a small erect, annual herb, about 15-45 cm high, cultivated throughout India.Seeds, small, oval-shaped, pointed and triangular at one end, smooth, about 2-3 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, reddish brown.Phytoconstituents
It contains Alkaloids, essential oil, fixed oil and mucilage.It contains Calcium, Potassium,Iron, Folic acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin C. Fibre, Proteins – Amino acids – Glutamic acid, leucine, methionine. Fatty acid – linolinic acid,7 imidazole alkaloids – Lecidine B,C, D,E,F and 2 monomeric alkaloids Semilipedene Side A and Side B were found in Garden cress seedsAyurvedic Properties
Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Guna : Laghu,Ruksa, Vipaka : Katu, Virya : UsnaAyurvedic Applications
Hikka, Atisara, VataraktaMedicinal Uses
Seeds are bitter, thermogenic, depurative, galactagogue, emmenagogue, tonic, , ophthalmic and diuretic. It is useful in leprosy, skin diseases, dysentery, diarrhea, antibacterial, dyspepsia, eye diseases, leucorrhoea, scurvy, asthma, cough, cold and seminal weakness. It is useful in secondary syphilis and tenesmus. It is useful in scurvy and hepatopathy.Formulations