Bratoszewice, route to Kalinów

Native to North America, but widely spread in Poland till now. Edible plant - leaves raw or cooked; immature seedpods with a hot pungent taste, they are used as a flavouring; seeds used as a mustard-like flavouring. Herbal plant - the leaves have been chewed in the treatment of headaches; an infusion of the plant has been used in the treatment of kidney problems; it has also been used as a dietary aid for a person trying to lose weight.