- Family:
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Cruciferae; Brassicaceae.
- Habitat:
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Native of Europe; grown as ornamental.
- English:
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Stock, Gilli-flower.
- Unani:
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Tudri Safed.
- Action:
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Expectorant, diuretic, stomachic.
The seeds contain mucilage, a fatty oil, two crystalline colouring matters and a volatile oil which yields methyl, isopropyl and 4-methylthiobutyl iso-thiocyanates. Beta-sitosterol is present in fatty oil. Fatty acids include palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic and rucic.
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Khare, C. (2007). Matthiola incana R. Br.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_984
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