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Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae
Class
: Rosids
Order
: Brassicales
, Family
: Brassicaceae
Genus
: Eruca
Species
: E. sativa
Chemical
Composition:
The plant contains
essential
oil (contain 67 volatile components, representing 96.52% of the
oil).The main constituents is 4-methylthiobutylisothiocyanate
(60.13%) and 5-methylthiopentanonitrile (11.25%). The essential
oil from the leaves of E. sativa was characterized by a
high content of sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds.
The
seeds of Eruca sativa, commonly known as taramira,contains
4.1% moisture, 27.8% oil, 27.4% protein and 6.6% ash,calcium and
potassium The seed oil had a specific gravity of 0.910, refractive
index of 1.4680 (at 40 C), iodine value of 137.0, saponification
value of 168.1 and a free fatty acid content of 2.3% (as oleic
acid),high levels of linolenic acid (36.2%) and relatively low
levels of erucic acid (10.3%).
Part
used :
Seed
pods.
Refrence:
Chemical constituents:
Anti-hyperglycemic
activity:
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Amelioration of alloxan induced diabetes mellitus
and oxidative stress in rats by oil of Eruca sativa seeds.
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