Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern.
| Synonym : | Nasturtium indicum (L.) DC. Clandestinaria indica (L.) Spach Rorippa montana (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) Small Sisymbrium atrovirens Hornem. Sisymbrium indicum L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Ban Sarisha. |
| English Name : | Water Cress. |
| Family : | Brassicaceae |
| Disease : | Diuretic, stimulant, antiscorbutic, asthma, chronic catarrh and pyorrhea. |
| Description : | An annual erect herb, 15-45 cm high, branched from the base. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, runcinate-dentate, lower leaves 7.5 cm long, inciso-pinnatifid or lobed at the base, upper leaves dentate above the base, subentire at the apex. Racemes terminal, many-flowered, much elongate, flowers small, yellow. Pods 12-19 mm long, straight or slightly curved. |
| Distribution : | All over the country in waste lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plant is considered diuretic, stimulant and antiscorbutic. Seeds are laxative, usefull in asthma, chronic catarrh and pyorrhea. |
| Habit : | Herb |