Steinmetz:Tropaeolum

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1 Tropaeolum majus

[edit] Tropaeolum majus

Also known as (or relevant to)

Tropaeolum majus

Family: Tropaeolaceae
English Names

Nasturtium
Indian Cress

Natural Habitat

Europe (including Great Britain)
Peru
China

Part(s) Used

Herba Tropaeolii
Semen Tropaeolii

Constituent(s)

essential oil (rich in nitrogen combined with sulphur)
iodine
iron
phosphates
potash
bitter principle
glycotropacolin
myrosin

Action

herb: warming
antiscorbutic
expectorant
diuretic. depurative
emmenagogue - the herb can be eaten in salads as it resembles cresses; seed: laxative; used in pickles

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