Descurainia Sophia (also called flixweed, herb-Sophia and tansy mustard) is a medicinal plant that grows in many parts of the world and has been recognized as an important medicinal plant in recent years. This plant is used in the medical traditions of Iran, China and other Asian countries as a herbal medicine to treat many diseases. This useful medicinal plant can be used as a natural treatment for various diseases including:

Cough treatment: Flixweed can be used as a natural antitussive and helps to reduce cough and relieve its symptoms.

Treatment of digestive tract inflammation: Flixweed can be effective as a natural anti-inflammatory to reduce digestive tract inflammation and facilitate food digestion.

Reducing joint pain: Flixweed can be used as a natural remedy to reduce joint pain and inflammation.

Anxiety Relief: Flixweed can be used as a natural sedative to relieve anxiety and nervous tension.

Treatment of urological diseases: Flixweed can be used as a natural treatment for urological diseases, such as urethritis and kidney stones.

Treatment of constipation: Nowadays, one of the problems of urbanization is inactivity and as a result, constipation. Treatment of constipation with using flixweed is well known in traditional medicine.

Strengthening the skin: The properties of flixweed for the skin include soothing skin inflammations such as acne and pimples, removing dryness and cracks, improving skin spots, preventing premature aging of the skin, and increasing the moisture and softness of the skin. Also, because of its compounds such as vitamin C and antioxidants, it can help improve skin health and prevent oxidative damage.

Health of thyroid: It can be mentioned that flixweed is useful for thyroid health because it contains elements such as iron, copper and selenium. Also, the presence of omega-3 fatty acids in flixweed can help to reduce inflammation and improve thyroid health.

Decrease the blood pressure: Flixweed can be useful in reducing blood pressure due to its compounds such as flavonoids, coumarins and tannins. Flixweed can also help reducing blood pressure by reducing cholesterol levels and increasing liver function.

Fatty liver treatment: Flixweed has many properties. One of these many properties is helping to cleanse the liver and treating the symptoms of fatty liver. Flixweed has a natural diuretic property, which can be very useful in detoxification and cleansing the liver.

Nausea and diarrhea: Flixweed as a herbal medicine is widely used in the prevention and treatment of nausea and diarrhea. This plant is able to improve the symptoms of nausea and diarrhea by reducing inflammation and healing the wounds of the digestive system. Flixweed can also have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity that can help fight gastrointestinal infections.