Steinmetz:Tropaeolum

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