Dames Rocket
Hesperis Matronalis
These constituents may apply to all Brassicas
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Names
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History
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Constituents
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Uses
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Sweet Rocket
Garden Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
L. (Brassicaceae)
Dame's
Violet
or Rogue's Gilliflower
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Once used as a salad vegetable, Dames Rocket was also
widely used in medicine, mostly as an antiscorbutic.
Heritage gardens in
North America include the wonderfully night-scented, tall stands of flowers.
Dames Rocket was formerly used as a pot plant.
Introduced by seed to North
America, the plant readily takes to the soil and grows prolifically in the wild.
It is considered a level 2 nuisance in the US, in some States, and burned down.
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Glucosinolates; (Mustard oil glucosides);
Fatty acids;
possible alkaloids;
cucurbitacins;
cardenolides;
anti-microbial compounds;
MYRs,
GLs,
GLPDs;
tocopherols;
Isothiocyanates;
Indole-3-Carbinol;SUL
enzymes;
flavonoids;Indoles;
Sulfaforaphane
Isothiocyanates
thiocyanates;
Thiols |
trigger enzyme blocks which suppress DNA damage;
reduce tumor size;
estrolen level reduction which can curb breast cancer;
colorectal
cancer;
antiscorbutic;
ipecacuanha sub, when powdered.
antioxidants;
anticarcinogens;
cancer,
diabetes,
cardiovascular disease;
hypertension;
possible
enzyme technology
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"Today the most important nutraceutical formulations contain
vitamins with antioxidant properties, oligosaccharides, sulfides,
lactoferrin, omega-3 fatty acids, medium chain triglycerides, carotinoids,
phenolic compounds of plant origin, terpens, and glucosinolates and/or their
degradation products."
http://www.ienica.net/specchemseminar/palmieri.pdf
The properties of the cultivated Rocket resemble those of the
Cochlearea, but its taste is less acrid and piquant.
(Grieves) Note that the Brassica, or Crucifer family contains, mustard, broccoli,
cabbage, radish, kale, brussel sprouts, and at least six wildflower
varieties.
Brassicas are considered to contain important
anticarcinogens,and as a food source they are known as neutragenic.They are a
source of Phytochemical modifiers of carcinogen metabolism.
Contra-Indications:
not to be mistaken for Sea-Rocket.Considered a mildly
noxious (invasive) weed in some parts of the US.
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