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• Sow in situ, or start in a tray with just a light covering of soil, keeping it moist.
• Seed usually germinates in 5-14 days at 25°C; daytime temperatures below 20°C slow this down, but a night-time drop to around 20°C is actually necessary.
• Prick seedlings into individual pots once large enough to handle and plant out when ready.

• Leaves and young shoots are cooked with chilli and salt as a bitter, mustard-flavoured vegetable, garnished with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and onion.
• Pungent seeds are pickled or used as a mustard or cumin substitute in curries and pickling spice; seed oil is used for cooking.
• Medicinally, leaves are used in a decoction as an expectorant and digestive stimulant for colic and dysentery, applied externally for wounds, ulcers, and rheumatism, and chewing them for a week is traditionally believed to improve fertility.
• Seeds treat rheumatism, gonorrhoea, and dysentery, and are used, cautiously, since excess causes flatulence and stomach distension.

These uses are documented for information only and are not medical advice. Always verify the species and the plant part before use.

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