brassica rapa

action	digestive, emetic, laxative, resolvent
body	skin
common name	rape, turnip
contains	B vitamins, iron, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin P
family	brassicaceae
indigenous use	ojibwa
range	acadia national park, assateague island national seashore, blue ridge parkway, channel island national park, fort donelson national battlefield, frederick law olmsted national historic, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, great smoky mountains national park, hawaii volcanoes national park, indiana dunes national lakeshore, iraq, japan, kurdistan, lake meredith national park, pictured rocks national lakeshore, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, us
use	oil
used to treat	arthritis, chest cold, chilblains, common cold, fever, flu, rheumatism, scurvy, spasms
range	channel island national park, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area