medicinal herbs
Tumble Mustard
Sisymbrium altissimum
Herb: Tumble Mustard
Latin name: Sisymbrium altissimum
Synonyms: Sisymbrium pannonicum, Sisymbrium sinapistrum
Family: Cruciferae
Medicinal use of Tumble Mustard:
The leaves and flowers are antiscorbutic and astringent.Description of the plant:
Plant:
AnnualHeight:
100 cm(3 1/4 foot)
Flowering:
June toAugust
Habitat of the herb:
Waste places on dry soils.Edible parts of Tumble Mustard:
Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked. A somewhat hot flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in salads or cooked as a potherb. Seed - ground into a powder and used as a gruel or as a mustard-like flavouring in soups etc.Propagation of the herb:
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.Cultivation of Tumble Mustard:
Waste places on dry soils.Known hazards of Sisymbrium altissimum:
None knownPlant information taken from the Plants For A Future.