Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Salad rocket

Plant

English

Salad rocket, Arugula, Colewort, Garden rocket, Italian cress, Rocket, Rocketsalad, Roquette, Rucola, Rucoli, Rugula

Latin

Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav., Eruca sativa Miller, Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell., Eruca vesicaria, Eruca vesicaria sativa (Mill.) Thell., Eruca vesicaria ssp., Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa, Eruca sativa (L.) DC.

Plantparts

foliage, Seed, Tender leaves, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acrid, Aids digestion, Alopecia, anaemia, Anemia, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-anemic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-scorbutic, antiseptic, antitussive, aperient, Aphrodisiac, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, Baldness, benificial effect on the digestion, Blistering, blood building, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood-purifier, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, Clears gas, cough, cough depressing, Coughing, Coughs, Cough suppressant, Cutaneous conditions, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disinfectant, dispepsia, diuretic, dyspepsia, emetic, Eupeptic, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, haematopoiesis, Hair loss, hematopoiesis, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases sexual desire, Increases the appetite, indigestion, induce vomiting, intestinal gas, irritates the skin, lack of appetite, lack of sexual power, Laxative, Loss of appetite, loss of blood, loss of hair, Love drug, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung problems, movements of the bowel, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, raises blisters, Restores the blood, Rubefacient, scorbutus, scurvy, Sexual weakness, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, to cleanse the blood, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of cough, vesicant, vomitive, Warming digestive, weak stomach, wind

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice, Used like mustard

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Nepal

Ingredients

 2-Octanol, 3-Octanol, Acetaldehyde, acetic acid, Acetophenone, alkaloid, ash, Behenic acid, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Beta-Farnesol, Calcium, Caprylic acid, Carveol, carvone, Caryophyllene, Cuminaldehyde, Dodecanal, Dodecanol, Eicosenoic acid, Erucic acid, fat, Fibres, Furfural, Hexanal, Hexanoic acid, Hexanol, iron, Isorhamnetin, Lignoceric acid, limonene, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Methyl eugenol, Nonanoic acid, Octanol, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, phosphorus, Phytosterol, potassium, protein, Sitosterol, Stearic acid, Sulfur, Undecanal, Vegetable oil, Vitamin A, β-citronellol, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1427

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