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Plant Nasturtium officinale (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Berro; Watercress
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 4 Herb not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
3-PHENYLPROPIONITRILE 0 Herb not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
8-METHYLTHIOOCTANONE-NITRILE 0 Herb not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ALANINE 3 Herb 1370.0 27400.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARGININE 14 Herb 1500.0 30000.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Herb 430.0 13690.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot not available 370.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Herb 13000.0 179000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Herb 1870.0 37400.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Herb 28.0 560.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BIOTIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Herb 1200.0 24000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Herb 12900.0 25800.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Herb 70.0 1400.0 -1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
DIASTASE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EO 0 Plant 600.0 660.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID 2 Seed not available 314200.0 2.50 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Herb 1000.0 20000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Herb 700.0 77670.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialcoholic 4 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.