Images and Information of Brassica nigra

BIBLIO (Ayurveda)

Title - A DICTIONARY OF THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF INDIA VOL.I - 4
Author - GEORGE WATT
Title - INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954
Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4
Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
Title - NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II
Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA

BIBLIO (Distribution)

Title - FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1

Distribution

Cultivated

Title - FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1

Author - C.J. SALDHANA.

Title - Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1

Distribution

Ganganagar. Rare, found as a weed in cultivated fields

Title - Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1

Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh

Title - The Flora of Kerala Vol I

Distribution

Global: Throughout Europe, N.Africa, SW.Asia and in most temperate countries. India: Introduced and cultivated in most parts of N.India. Kerala: Cultivated in hills; sometimes as escape.

Title - The Flora of Kerala Vol I

Author - Ed. P. Daniel

Title - FLORA OF INDIA VOL 2

Distribution

India, Europe, N. Africa, S.W. Asia and imost temperate parts of the world

Title - FLORA OF INDIA VOL 2

Author - Botanicaly Survey of India

Title - Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I

Distribution

INDIA: Cultivated in various parts of India; HIMACHAL PRADESH: Kangra, Kinnaur.

Title - Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I

Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa

Title - Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I

Distribution

Indore In cultivation

Title - Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I

Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit

Title - Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1

Distribution

Maharashtra: Commonly cultivated for fruits, may be found as an escape.

Title - Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1

Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna

Title - Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1

Distribution

Throughout, a weed in waste places, not common.

Title - Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1

Author - G.L.Shah

Title - Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal)

Distribution

Tons valley: Cultivated for the oil seeds and vegetables

Title - Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal)

Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Distribution

Tripura : Cultivated as winter vegetable

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Author - D.B. DEB

Botanical Name -

Brassica nigra (L.) KOCH.

Full Botanical citation -

Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J.Koch in Roehl. Deutsch. Fl. ed. 3, 4: 713. 1833; Hajira & al. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 186. 1993; A.N.Henry & al., in Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 211. 2005.

Family -

BRASSICACEAE

System(s) of Indian Medicine -

Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy, Folk, Sowa-Rigpa

Botanical Synonyms (1) -

Brassica nigera (L.) KOCH

Vernacular names -

Total 62 Vernacular names found in 10 languages.

English (2) - black mustard, black or brown mustard

Hindi (14) - aslrai, banarasirai, banarsi-rae, ghorrai, jagrai, kali rai, kalirai, kalorai, lahi, makra-rai, makrarai, rai, taramira, tira

Kannada (7) - bilesasive, kappu saasiva, karee saasive, kari saasive, karisasive, karisasivey, sasive

Malayalam (1) - kaduka

Marathi (2) - mohori, rai

Sanskrit (27) -

Sanskrit Comments

ana, asuri, atitikshva, bhutaghnah, jwalanti, jwalatprabha, katuasuri, katusnehah, krimika, krishnasarshapa, krishnika, kshava, kshavaka, kshudhabhijanikshnagandha, kshujjanika, kshutabhijanaka, kshutaka, madhurika, raji, rajika, raktasarshapa, raktika, sarsapah, sarshap, sarshapa, sarshapah, siddharthah

Tamil (4) - kadagu, kadugu, karun katuku, katuku

Telugu (2) - avalu, naula avalu

Tibetan (1) - skye tshe

Urdu (2) - khardal (rai), rai