Botanical Name: Sisymbrium irio Linn.
Family: Cruciferae; Brassicaeae
Introduction:
Family: Crucifereae (cruci = cross; ferae having cross shaped four petals).
Latin name: Sisymbrium = tar mustard; irio.
English name: Hedge-mustard, London Rocket.
Sanskrit names: Khaaksi
Botanical Description: It is a shrub of Rajika kula and is similar to the shrub of mustard. It also grows as a weed in the fields of wheat and methika.
Seeds – are reddish yellow and are smaller than poppy seeds.
Properties:
Guns: snigdha. guru. picchila:
Rasa: madhur. tikta:
Vipaka: madhur:
Virya: ushna:
Dosha : vatapittashamak
Uses: It reduces vomiting and polydipsia.
External application is useful in conjunctivitis and in breast abscess. In measles, the leaves of khoobakala are spread over the patient’s bed and the patient is made to lie on them. This facilitates early recovery, It is useful in reducing the thirst and vomiting in cholera.
Srotogamitva:
Dosha: Vataghna, pittaghna. kaphanissarak.
Dhatu: Rasa, rakta.
Mala: Purisha (reduces the toxicity in cholera).
Organs: Eyes, breasts.
