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Plant Eruca sativa (Brassicaceae)
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Common name(s)
Achnef (Berber; BOU), Ackerrauke (Ger.; MAD), Ai'afein (Arab.; BOU), Ai'sha (Arab.; BOU), Aruca (Malta; KAB), Arugula (Eng.; FAC; USN), Assu (Punjab; SKJ), Baglet (Arab.; BOU), Bhutaghna (Sansk.; SKJ), Bimbata (Sansk.; KAB), Bou kahli (Arab.; BOU), Chara (Kumaon; DEP), Daradharsha (Sansk.; KAB), Djerdjir (Arab.; BOU), Dua (Kumaon; DEP), Duan (Nwp; KAB), Eihukan (Iran; NAD), Eruca (Malta; KAB), Euzomon (Greece; EB54:155), Garden Rocket (Eng.; USN), Gargir (Arab.; Hebrew; BOU), Gery (Arab.; BOU), Grahagna (Sansk.; KAB), Horf (Arab.; BOU), Izgin (Turkey; EB54:155), Jamba (India), Jambeh (Iran; DEP; KAB), Jambeho (Sind.; KAB), Jambho (Sind.; DEP), Jamnia (Punjab; DEP), Kadamba (Sansk.; KAB), Kadambaka (Sansk.; KAB), Kerkas (Arab.; BOU), Kibana suzushiro (Jap.; TAN), Lalu (Nwp.; KAB), Lamba (India; USN), Mandao (Afg.; DEP; KAB), Mulai (Loralai; KAB), Olrauke (Ger.; USN), Oroth (Bible; EB52:394), Oruga comun (Sp.; USN), Piao erh ts'ai (Chi.; TAN), Rabano silvestre (It.; Port.;), Rajakshavaka (Sansk.; KAB), Rajika (Sansk.; KAB), Rakshitaphala (Sansk.; KAB), Rawk (Arab.; BOU), Rocket (Eng.; BOU), Rocket Salad (Eng.; USN), Roqueta (Sp.; USN), Roquette (Eng.; Fr.; BOU), Roquette cultivee (Fr.; KAB), Roquette des jardins (Fr.;KAB), Roquette vraie (Fr.; BOU), Rouka (Arab.; BOU), Ruca (Catalan; KAB), Rucheta (Malta; KAB), Rucola (It.; Malta; Sp.), Rugula (Eng.; USN), Ruke (Ger.; USN), Sahwan (Nwp.; KAB), Salad Rocket (Eng.; USN), Sarishapa (Sansk.; KAB), Sarshapa (Sansk.; KAB), Senfrauke (Ger.; USN), Sfed sarson (Hindi; MPI), Shiltam (Arab.; BOU), Shwetsursha (Bengal; SKJ), Siddartha (Sansk.; DEP; SKJ), Sidhaprayojana (Sansk.; KAB), Sidharta (Sansk.; KAB), Suffed shorshi (Bengal; DEP), Tanakfail (Berber; BOU), Tantubha (Sansk.; KAB), Tantuka (Sansk.; KAB), Tara (Nwp.; Punjab; KAB; SKJ), Taramira (India; Nwp.), Thorfel (Berber; BOU), Tira (Nwp.; DEP; KAB), Tuverika (Sansk.; KAB), Ugragandha (Sansk.; KAB)
How used
Medicinal
Data Views
Activities:
154
All Chemicals:
78
| # Activity | Chemical Name | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1-OCTEN-3-OL | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-ACETYLTHIAZOLE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-METHYL-ANISOL | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 1 | 2-OCTANOL | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-PENTYL-FURANE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 2 | 3-OCTANOL | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 3-OCTANONE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 4-MERCAPTOBUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | Leaf | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 4-METHYL-SULFINYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | Leaf | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 4-METHYL-THIO-BUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | Leaf | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 4-METHYLTHIOBUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 1 | 4-PENTENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-METHYLTHIO-PENTANENITRILE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-METHYLTHIO-PENTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 6 | ACETALDEHYDE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 16 | ACETIC-ACID | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 6 | ACETOPHENONE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | ALKALOIDS | Seed | -- | -- | -- | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 16 | ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | Hs | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | ASH | Seed | -- | 48000.0 | 0.00 | * |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.