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
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
The plant is used in the treatment of impetigo. An aqueous extract of the herb causes a drop in blood pressure and depresses respiration