It is an annual herbaceous plant, selected for various features including seeds for oil or flavoring, forage and as a vegetable.
Brown mustard has been cultivated in Asia and Europe for thousands years for its leaves and seeds. Wild forms of Brassica juncea have been found in the Near East and is southern Iran.
The seeds are a major component of prepared mustard. Brassica juncea has many uses: it yields a seed oil, crushed seeds is used in the production of mustard and it has a variety of vegetable uses.
It is also used as forage and medicinally. The oil extracted from seeds is used as an external stimulant application in chest affections especially of children.
Brassica juncea mustard is grown for the production of condiment mustard in western countries with major production in western Canada (brown and oriental mustard).
Brown mustard (Brassica juncea)
