Thlaspi, Treacle Mustard Thlaspi, Treacle Mustard Thlaspi, Pennycress, Treacle Mustard, Mithridate Mustard Bre ga  བྲེ་ག  (Tibetan) Xi Ming, Bai Jiang Cao (TCM); Thlaspi arvenseFuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, 1543 Thlaspi arvense(«Bilder ur Nordens Flora», 1917) (Wikimedia) Patrinia scabiosaefolia(an alternate herb used in China)Sweet, R., British flower garden, vol. 2 (1823-1825) Thlaspi arvense(Photo by Enrico Blasutto) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Thlaspi arvenseSalmon noted there are numerous varieties of 9 different kinds, ‘but the wild is best’. (Seplasium)In TCM, Patrina villosa or P. scabiosaefolia supply Bai Jiang Cao, with T. arvense being used as a source of the herb in some parts of China. (Bensky) Parts used: Seed; Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral or slightly Cool, dry (TCM, Tibet)Bitter, pungent, sweetSeed is probably warmer than the herb. Classifications: Attenuating, Attractive, Aperitive, Abstersive, Inciding, Carminative, Digestive, Diuretic, Stomatick, Neurotic, Nephritic, Hysteric, Alexipharmic Uses: 1. Warms the Kidneys, Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-general Phlegm and Damp disorders (Tibet)-Edema; Nephritis; Cirrhosis with Ascites-Leukorrhea-Swollen Testicles (Punjab)-clears Damp from the Joints, Arthritis; clears Uric acid; helpful in Gout-regarded as strengthening to the Body; Seed is said to benefits Essence in TCM.2. Warms the Stomach, Benefits Digestion:-Indigestion, poor appetite (TCM, Tibet)-abdominal fullness, diarrhea, dysentery (TCM)3. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis: (TCM,…

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