Witnessed by: Western · Unani
Garden rocket (Eruca sativa), of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family. Erect annual herb with lyre-shaped leaves and cream, purple-veined flowers; native range: Mediterranean region and western Asia. Globally recognized as jirjir (جرجير) in Arabic, taramira in Hindi, and rocket, arugula, salad rocket in English. The part used is leaf and seed. Deep-green leaves with a hot, mustard-like peppery bite; the seed sharp and acrid, yielding a pungent oil.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
GARDEN ROCKET
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Garden rocket
- Scientific name
- Eruca sativa Mill.
- Family
- Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Form
- Part used
- leaf and seed
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- pungent · acrid
- Unani
- pungent · bitter
Temperature
- Western
- hot
- Unani
- hot & dry (2nd–3rd degree)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- stomach · digestion · kidneys
- Unani
- stomach · kidneys · brain
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- stimulant, digestive, aphrodisiac, diuretic, antiscorbutic and mild expectorant
- Unani
- muqawwi-e-bah (aphrodisiac), hazim (digestive), mudir-e-baul (diuretic), muharrik (stimulant)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- hot bilious states and acidity; large seed doses in pregnancy
- Toxicity
- low; excess of the pungent seed may irritate the stomach and kidneys
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