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Mustard Greens
Brassica juncea
Mustard Greens · Ager-Stedmorsblomst · Brown Mustard · Brown mustard · Buskviol · Cavolo giunchiforme · Chinese Mustard · Chinese Mustard (EN) · Chinese mustard · Chou elance · Chou en forme de jonc, Moutarde de Sarepta, Chou élancé, Chou faux Jonc, Moutarde élancée
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Chinese, Malaya, Guatemala, Java, AR, AT, AU
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Foot), Anodyne, Emetic, Ache(Head)
Science studied: ASH, CROTONYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE, EO, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Brassicaceae
Scientific name: Brassica juncea
Common names: Mustard Greens, Ager-Stedmorsblomst, Brown Mustard, Brown mustard, Buskviol, Cavolo giunchiforme, Chinese Mustard, Chinese Mustard (EN), Chinese mustard, Chou elance, Chou en forme de jonc, Moutarde de Sarepta, Chou élancé, Chou faux Jonc, Moutarde élancée
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Chinese, Malaya, Guatemala, Java, AR, AT, AU and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Foot)
- Anodyne
- Emetic
- Ache(Head)
- Lumbago
- Medicine
- Rubefacient
- Stimulant
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- Syphilis
- Apertif
- Arthritis
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Rheumatism
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Chinese
- Malaya
- Guatemala
- Java
- AR
- AT
- AU
- BE
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Foot)
- Anodyne
- Emetic
- Ache(Head)
- Lumbago
- Medicine
- Rubefacient
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Apertif
- Arthritis
- Diuretic
show 2 more documented entries
- Emmenagogue
- Rheumatism
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- CROTONYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- EO
- FAT
- FIBER
- MAGNESIUM
- 24-METHYLENE-25-METHYLCHOLESTEROL
- PROTEIN
- WATER
- ZINC
- ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- COPPER
- IRON
- PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- GLYCOLIPIDS
- OXALIC-ACID
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- CALCIUM
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL
- GLUCOBRASSICANAPIN
- GLUCOIBERVERIN
- GLUCONAPIN
- GLUCONAPOLEIFERIN
- GLUCONASTURTIIN
- GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN
- HEXACOSAN-1-OL
- ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROGOITRIN
- SINIGRIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- 2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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