Nasturtium officinale

Traditional uses

  • Abortifacient

    Tradition: US

  • Apertif

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Aphrodisiac

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Asthma

    Tradition: Africa

  • Bactericide

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Cancer

    Tradition: Italy

  • Catarrh

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Cicatrizant

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Cough

    Tradition: US

  • Depurative

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Diuretic

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Eczema

    Tradition: Haiti

Chemicals

  • ARGININE

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 1500 to 30000

  • ASH

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 13000 to 179000

  • ASPARTIC-ACID

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 1870 to 37400

  • BIOTIN

    Plant part: Plant

  • CARBOHYDRATES

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 12900 to 25800

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 28 to 560

  • CYSTINE

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 70 to 1400

  • DIASTASE

    Plant part: Plant

  • FIBER

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 700 to 77670

  • GLUCONASTURTIIN

    Plant part: Plant

  • GLUTAMIC-ACID

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 1900 to 38000

  • HISTIDINE

    Plant part: Herb. Amount: 400 to 8000