Todri or Tudri Safed (White) Seeds – Matthiola incana

Todri or Tudri Safed (White) Seeds

Latin – Matthiola incana

Other Names : Todri or Tudri Safed, Stock, Gilli Flower

Synonyms Cheiranthus incanus.
Family : Brassicaceae or Cruciferae

Origins : India

Parts : Seeds

Habitat : Originate from Europe (Possibly South of England)

Action : Expectorant, Diuretic, Stomachic The seeds contain mucilage, a fatty oil, two crystalline colouring matters and a volatile oil which yields methyl isopropyl and 4-methylthiobutyl isothiocyanates. Beta – sitosterol is present in fatty oil.

Fatty acids include palmitic, stearic, linoleic, Linolenic and rucic