Mustard (Brassica)

Good day dear Hive friends, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my contribution and hope you had a day full of exciting experiences as well as a great start to the new weekend! In my new post, I would like to talk about a plant and hope you can expand your knowledge.

Here you can see some pictures of a mustard species and the genus is also known under the scientific name Brassica and the history dates back to ancient times and includes over 30 species. It includes some types of crops which are of great interest, especially from an economic point of view, such as for the production of oil, salad, spices or vegetables and in history it has been mentioned again and it has already been mentioned by the Roman scholar Pliny the older, the Greek doctor Dioscurides or other scholars and the genus itself was established by the well-known Swedish botanist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778). In the wild form, it is mainly widespread in the Mediterranean region as well as on the Atlantic region and it is assumed that it could have been already cultivated since the Neolithic period and over the years new species have developed around the globe and now it is widespread all over the world and one of the most important crops and also for research purposes it is of great interest for the development of new crosses and also as a medicinal plant it is of great popularity and different species of the genus also often appear in the Middle Ages in different writings and was also much appreciated by other cultures. The effect is extremely diverse and and it can be considered as a panacea for different types of diseases and is of great relevance for research in the pharmaceutical sector due to the different active ingredients and as always I would like to mention that in case of illness you should always ask your doctor or pharmacist about the right medicine and use!

Also from an ecological point of view, some varieties can be of great relevance for nature in many ways and the flowers often contain high values of pollen and nectar and are relevant for different species of insects. The leaves are also often visited by beetles, caterpillars or other insects and offer them a great source of food and some species are becoming increasingly rare in wild form in some countries and it is urgently necessary to maintain ecological diversity! Even from a symbolic point of view, it is deeply anchored and is assigned to different meanings and is often assigned as a sign of art, prosperity, happiness or change and many more and each species has its own symbolism and also in the mythology of different cultures it has achieved a high priority and was of enormous importance. Already in the Middle Ages it was thought that it has the ability to eliminate negative energy if you place it in a place near the house and it was also considered a magical plant and in Greek mythology there is the legend that one species of it emerged from the sweat of Zeus which once fell to the ground and the ancient Celts saw it as a method to become creative and there are numerous cultures and legends that are related to this genus.

Thank you very much for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about nature! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!