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Dames Rocket

Hesperis Matronalis

These constituents may apply to all Brassicas
         

Names

History

Constituents

Uses

Sweet Rocket
Garden Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
L. (Brassicaceae)
Dame's Violet
or Rogue's Gilliflower
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.

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

"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    

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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