medicinal herbs
Narrow Leaved Peppergrass
Lepidium ruderale

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Herb: Narrow Leaved Peppergrass

Latin name: Lepidium ruderale

Family: Cruciferae

Medicinal use of Narrow Leaved Peppergrass:

The plant is used in the treatment of impetigo. An aqueous extract of the herb causes a drop in blood pressure and depresses respiration.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Waste places and by waysides, generally by the sea and especially in E. Anglia.

Edible parts of Narrow Leaved Peppergrass:

Young leaves - raw or cooked. A hot cress-like flavour.

Propagation of the herb:

Seed - sow spring or late summer in situ. The seed should germinate within 3 weeks.

Cultivation of Narrow Leaved Peppergrass:

Waste places and by waysides, generally by the sea and especially in E. Anglia.

Known hazards of Lepidium ruderale:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.