Wild Mustard

Scientific name of Wild Mustard: Cleome Viscosa, Cleome Icosandra
Name of Wild Mustard in different languages:-
Sanskrit: Rajakshavam, Rajasaharpam, Karimkaduku, Pashuganda
Hindi: Jangli Sarswoam
Malayalam: Kattukaduku കാട്ടുകടുക്, Krimishathru കൃമിശത്രു
Plant description:
Wild mustard is an annual herb, grows up to 1 m. height, hairy. Leaves are pale green with 3 to 5 leaflets, ovate, elliptic, sized 2 to 4 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, flowers are pink or yellow at the top; seeds contain in a pod length up to 3 inches, many, dark brown in color, 1 to 1.5 mm in diameter.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Digitate | Margin-Entire | Venation-parallel |
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Useful plant parts:
Seed, root, leaf
Medicinal uses:
worm infestation in children, head-ache.
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