Steinmetz:Lepidium

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Lepidium sativum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cruciferae
English Names
  • Garden-Cress
Natural Habitat
  • Central- and Southern Europe
  • Orient
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lepidii sativi
Constituent(s)
  • myrosin
  • lepidin
  • vitamins
  • iodine
  • iron
  • potash
  • phosphates
  • sulphur
Action
  • antiscorbutic
  • appetising
  • diuretic
  • depurative. The leaves are eaten as salad
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