The efficacy and function of Brassica

We can often see Brassica rapa in our daily life, so how should we eat Brassica rapa? What good effects does it have on our body? Let's take a look.

【English name】 Stem and leaf of Bird Rape

[Alias] Hucai, Hancai, Caicai, Brassica rapa, Caicai, green vegetable, and red rapeseed.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots, stems and leaves of rapeseed, a cruciferous plant.

[Original form] Rapeseed is a biennial herb, 30-90cm tall. Hairless, slightly powdery. Stem erect, stout, without branches or stalks. The basal leaves are 10-20cm long, pinnately divided, with round or ovate apical lobes and 5 pairs of ovate lateral lobes; the lower stem leaves are pinnately cleft, with expanded and clasping base, with stiff hairs and ciliate margins on both sides; the upper stem leaves are violin-shaped or oblong-lanceolate, with a cordate base, clasping the stem, with drooping ears on both sides, and entire or wavy fine teeth. The raceme grows at the top of the branches and is corymbose during flowering; there are 4 sepals, yellow with green; there are 4 petals, bright yellow, obovate or round, 3-5mm long, with short claws at the base; there are 6 stamens, 4 long and 2 short, the long stamens are 8-9mm, the short stamens are 6-7mm, and the filaments are thin and linear; the ovary is cylindrical, 10-11mm long, gradually tapering at the top, with a distinct style and a stigma swollen into a head shape. The silique is linear, 3-8 cm long, 2-3 mm wide, with a 9-24 mm beak at the tip; the fruit pedicel is 5-15 mm long. The seeds are spherical, about 1.5mm in diameter, reddish brown or black, and nearly spherical. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from April to June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: For cultivated plants, it prefers fertile and moist land.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains glucose isothiocyanate ingredients, including: gluconapin, glucobrassi-canapin, glucoiberin, gluco-raphanin, glucoalyssin, glu-conasturtiin, glucorapiferen (pro-goitrin), glucobrassicin. It also contains small amounts of quercitrin and vitamin K, carbofuran, 3-hydroxycarbofuran, and separated amyloid, a polysaccharide with a highly branched structure, and a 12s globulin. The root contains glucose isothiocyanates: glucosinolate, glucosinolate, glucosinolate, glucosinolate and neoglucosinolate.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; neutral

【Meridian】 Lung; Liver; Spleen

【Functions and indications】 Cools blood and disperses blood; detoxifies and reduces swelling. Bloody diarrhea; erysipelas; heat-toxic sores; breast abscess; urticaria; vomiting blood

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: Cook and take 30-300g; Mash and take juice 20-100ml. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for washing or mash for application.

【Note】 1. Patients with measles, scabies, and eye diseases should not eat it.

[Discussions by various scholars] 1. "Qianjin Food Therapy": It is used to treat numbness of waist and feet, and also to treat oily swelling and erysipelas.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that through the detailed introduction of Brassica rapa in this article, everyone can understand the efficacy and medicinal properties of Brassica rapa. I hope this helps you all.