Flixweed

Descurainia sophia

nuts & seeds

Tiny hot seeds, soaked into a refreshing drink in Iran, or ground into flour by the peoples of the American desert.

Origin

Europe, Asia and North Africa; naturalized in America

Season (United States)

June to August

Preparation

By the spoonful, as a drink, not as a cure: its seeds contain a glycoside that acts on the heart (helveticoside).

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pungent glucosinolates · Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

In Iran, sharbat-e khakshir, its seeds in rose-scented sugar water, is drunk in summer against the heat.