Asalio
A common weed throughout ranging from plains to the hills, it is a glabrous annual herb with pinnatifid leaves. Yellow flowers in leafless corymbose racemes. Fruit is 3-5 cm long siliqua with light brown seeds. Seeds are
oblong and minutely granulate. Flowering and fruiting in November to February.
Part used: Leaf and Seed
Usage: Infusion of leaves gives relief in the affections of the throat and chest. Seeds are used in asthma and also reduce fever. Seeds soaked in water overnight and then given to children as a cooling drink during summer.
Agrotechniques : It is normally a weed and hence collected from nature. No specific Agrotechniques are available. Propagated through seeds.