Dames Rocket - Hesperis matronalis

Family: N.O. Cruciferae

Names:

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

History

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.

Constituents

The properties of the cultivated Rocket resemble those of the Cochlearea, but its taste is less acrid and piquant.(Grieves)

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

"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

Uses

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;

Contra-Indications:

not to be mistaken for Sea-Rocket.Considered a mildly noxious weed in some parts of the US.

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