Detailed Product Description

PRODUCTS: Powder | Extract

FAMILY: Cruciferae (Crucifer Family) = Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

DESCRIPTION: An herbaceous, annual, biennial or perennial plant, with an enlarged tuberous, fleshy underground organ (not a tuber nor a bulb) formed by the taproot and the lower part of the hypocotyl; these parts of the plant swell during growth, forming a storage organ resembling a turnip (this is the edible part of the plant and varies between 2 cm and 5 cm in size). It presents numerous lateral roots that are very thin and white- colored, and extend up to 15 cm long. Actually, the main stem is very reduced, almost imperceptible. Leaves polymorphic; the basal leaves are rosulate,5 cm long, petiolated and bipinnatifid; the Central leaves are 3 cm long and bipinnatifid; and the apical leaves are slightly divided,1 to 2 cm long. Inflorescence in simple, short, apical and axillary raceme; there are also axillary flowers that do not form clusters. The flower is tiny, complete and hypogyne; they have 4 concave sepals, and 4 small white petals; ovary bicarpelar. Fruit silicule (short silique), dry, slightly marginated at the apex,3 to 5 mm long and 2.5 mm wide,2-valved, each valve containing only one seed in each cell; when mature, the fruits will initiate dehiscence; then, the dry pericarp separates in 3 parts and the Central, persistent part maintains the seeds linked until they are released.

USED PARTS: The main edible part is the hypocotyl/root.

TRADITIONAL USE:
Antirrheumatic, antifatigue, antitusigen, aphrodisiac, energizer, fertilizer, food, immunostimulant, memory enhancer, menstrual, nutritive, sexual strength magnifier, revitalizant, tonic, increases endurance in athletes, increases stamina, promotes mental clarity, reestablishes physical and intellectual capacities, stimulates hair growing. Against anemia, chronic constipation, chronic fatigue syndrome, convalescence, female hormonal disorders, infertility, growth disorders, hair loosing, male impotence, malnutrition, menopause disorders, menstrual irregularities, mental deficit, nervine, nervousness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, rheumatism, sexual impotence, sterility, stomach cancer, tuberculosis, weakness.

COMPOSITION/ACTIVE:
Alkaloids, starch, amino acids (histidine, lysine, leucine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, serine, asparagine, tyrosine, isoleucine, threonine, arginine, proline), ash, beta-ecdysone, carbohydrates, cellulose, phenolic compounds, cumarins, fats, fiber, fiavonoids, fructuose, glucosinolates, glycosides, benzyl isotiocianate, isotiocionate, levulose, lignin, maltose, minerals (calcium, copper, iron, iodine, manganese, potassium, sodium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorous), p-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate, polypeptides, saponins, sitosterol, sterols, stigmasterol, tannins, triterpens, vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12, C, and E.