Eruca sativa

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Raphanus eruca
• Sinapis eruca
• Eruca vesicaria subvar. hispida
• Eruca vesicaria subvar. oleracea
• Eruca vesicaria var. cappadocica
• Eruca orthosepala
• Eruca vesicaria var. orthosepala
• Eruca glabrescens var. valverdensis
• Crucifera eruca
• Brassica uechtritziana
• Brassica turgida
• Brassica lativalvis
• Sinapis exotica
• Eruca cappadocica
• Eruca cappadocica
• Eruca cappadocica var. eriocarpa
• Eruca permixta
• Eruca ruchetta
• Eruca sativa subsp. lativalvis
• Eruca subbipinnata
• Eruca vesicaria subsp. lativalvis
• Eruca longistyla
• Eruca lativalvis
• Eruca oleracea
• Brassica eruca
• Eruca sativa var. dasycarpa
• Eruca sativa var. eriocarpa
• Eruca sativa var. hispida
• Eruca foetida
• Eruca glabrescens
• Eruca sativa proles glabrescens
• Eruca grandiflora
• Eruca sativa proles permixta
• Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
• Eruca longirostris var. leptocarpa
• Euzomum hispidum
• Euzomum sativum
• Eruca vesicaria var. sativa
• Eruca sativa var. hispida

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta within the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Brassicaleales, it falls under the family Brassicaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic placement is within the genus Eruca.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad presence across several regions in the European continent. In Northern Europe, its distribution can be traced to Great Britain and Norway. Moving into Middle Europe, the species is also found within the borders of Austria. Additionally, the plant is documented to grow in Belgium. Finally, its geographical range extends through the regions of Czechia-Slovakia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Eruca sativa has 2 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, seed.

Leaf

1. Nutrients
2. Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology

Seed

1. Environmental science and pollution research international
2. Annals of nutrition & metabolism

Chemicals

Eruca sativa has 82 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Glucoerucin, Carotenoids, Erucin, polyphenols.

Flavonoids

1. Nutrients
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Environmental science and pollution research international
4. Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

Glucoerucin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Carotenoids

1. Nutrients
2. PloS one

Erucin

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

polyphenols

1. Nutrients
2. Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

quercetin

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

1-OCTEN-3-OL

1. Dr. Duke

1-octanol

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

2-Acetylthiazole

1. Dr. Duke

2-HEXENAL

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Eruca sativa has 156 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antioxidant, 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor, AChE-Inhibitor.

Antibacterial

1. Dr. Duke
2. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. World journal of gastroenterology

5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

AChE-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Acaricide

1. Dr. Duke

Acidulant

1. Dr. Duke

Addictive

1. Dr. Duke

Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Allelochemic

1. Dr. Duke

Conditions

Eruca sativa has 7 reported investigations on conditions identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include infertility, oxidative stress, Colorectal Cancer, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia.

Infertility

1. Nutrients
2. Environmental science and pollution research international

Oxidative stress

1. Annals of nutrition & metabolism
2. The American journal of Chinese medicine

Colorectal cancer

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Diabetes mellitus

1. Annals of nutrition & metabolism

Hyperglycemia

1. Annals of nutrition & metabolism

Lipid peroxidation

1. Environmental science and pollution research international

Semen quality

1. Environmental science and pollution research international

Preparations

Eruca sativa has 10 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Eruca sativa DSM extract, Eruca sativa extract, Eruca sativa plant extract, alcohol extract, aqueous extract.

Eruca sativa dsm extract

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Eruca sativa extract

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Eruca sativa plant extract

1. Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology

Alcohol extract

1. Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology

Aqueous extract

1. Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

Defatted seed meal (dsm)

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Drinking solution

1. Neuro endocrinology letters

Extract from the leaves of es

1. Nutrients

Food

1. Neuro endocrinology letters

Seed oil

1. PloS one