Names
Shoshone:
Unknown
English: Fanweed/Pennycress
Scientific: Thlaspi arvense
Zone
Desert
Harvest Time
- Spring and summer
Primary Uses
- Leaves and seeds used for flavoring. Crush seeds, put vinegar on, and a little oil. Seeds sprinkled as a crunch spice, or make sauce for meat
- Food: Seeds and leaves
Secondary Uses
- Seeds can be crushed and used in a mustard plaster on wounds
- Seeds ground into powder as a disinfectant for wounds
Cautions
- None listed
Active Principle(s)
- Isothiocyanate and mustard oil
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Notes
Medicinal Uses:
- Antibacterial: ground seeds sprinkled on wounds
- Old People’s Medicine: Eaten with food as treatment for rheumatism
- Vitamin C: Leaves
- Wounds: Seeds powdered and put into open wounds