Sisymbrium irio
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London rocket
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Stems
Immature leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as greens, though this is regarded as a famine food, consumed only when better options are unavailable. The seed can be eaten raw or cooked as piñole, dried and ground into a powder then mixed with water as a gruel, or mixed with water to make a drink. The flowers can be eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in rocky slopes, orchards, roadsides, fields, pastures, waste grounds, prairies, disturbed sites near sea level to 1700 m altitude in China. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,500 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places. Tasmania Herbarium.
Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azores, Balkans, Belgium, Bolivia, Britain, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Central America, Central Asia, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Himalayas, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kashmir, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Mexico, Middle East, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, North Africa, North America, Mexico, Middle East, Morocco, North America, Oman, Pacific, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Scandinavia, Sicily, Sinai, Slovakia, South America, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, W Asia, West Africa, Yemen, Yugoslavia,
How to Identify
A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant. It grows up to 70 cm tall. It is almost hairless. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped. The flowers are pale yellow. The seed pod stalk is slender. The fruit are narrow and 3-4 cm long by 1 mm wide. The seeds are oblong and 1 mm long by 0.5 mm wide.
Nutrition Score: 44/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | 81.5 | 229 | 55 | 7 | — | 176 | — | — |
| Leaves | 89 | 92 | 22 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — |
How to Grow
Succeeds in most soils.
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Medicinal Uses
The seeds are expectorant, restorative, and stimulant, and are used in the treatment of asthma. Externally, the seeds are applied as a stimulating poultice. They have also been placed under the eyelids to cause weeping and flush foreign matter from sore eyes. An infusion of the leaves is used to treat affections of the throat and chest.
Other Uses
None known Special Uses
Wikipedia
Source ↗Sisymbrium irio, London rocket, is a flowering plant in the cabbage family. Its English common name originated when it flourished after the Great Fire of London in 1666, although it is not native to Britain and it does not tend to persist there. It is native to the Middle East, north Africa and southern Europe, and which has spread widely around the world as an invasive plant of dry, disturbed land in towns, deserts and farmland. It has traditionally been used as a medicinal herb for a variety of ailments.
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Notes
There are about 80 Sisymbrium species.
Names & Synonyms
Approcchiu, Asalio, Chamarak, Demet, Hakseer, Hoob sublan, Janglisarson, Jaramago, Jaya keachi, Jenjar, Jhenjer, Khakasi, Khakshi, Kharkasai, Khashi, Khubkalan, Khubkata, Khud-e-kalan, Kibs, Kuchila, Maktrusa, Matacandil, Mostacilla, Nabillo, Parjan, Peeli booti, Pisciacani, Rabaniza, Ran-tiki, Shersham, Velar, Woraki
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