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Narrow-leaf Pepperwort

Narrow-leaf Pepperwort Lepidium Ruderale

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What is the plant

Lepidium ruderale is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.30 metres tall.It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Water
It prefers moist soil.
Sunlight
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.

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Additional
The plant is used in the treatment of impetigo. An aqueous extract of the herb causes a drop in blood pressure and depresses respiration

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