What is Garden Cress?

Garden Cress, also known as Peppergrass, is fast growing, annual herb in the Brassicaceae family . It is a small to medium -sized plant grown commercially in the soil, hydroponically in water and in containers for individual use. His spicy, pepper flavor makes Garden Cress to favorite chefs, especially in Europe. Throughout history, people have used this herb to treat many different health conditions. When consuming this herb, attention should be paid to this because it has potential unpleasant side effects.

This herb comes from North Africa. It can be grown in all the US Department of Agriculture, because it is an annual and lasts only one vegetation season. Garden Cress prefers full sunlight for eight or more hours a day. These plants can be grown in the soil or hydroponically in water with an acidic, slightly acidic pH level. Fragile seeds are usually planted at the beginning of spring or autumn.

Garden Cress reaches a maturity of about 12 daysípo planting. In the wild it can grow up to 2 feet tall (60 cm). Domesticated plants are 6 to 12 inches (15-30 cm). This must have a small, grouped, white to pinkish flowers that are only 1/11 inches wide (2 mm). The leaves are green and disheveled.

European and Indian chefs use Garden Cress as a decoration, adding texture or sandwiches for added taste and crisis in salads. Its leaves are rich in iron, folic acid, calcium, vitamins C, A and e and folate. The seeds are high in both arachidonic and linoleic fatty acids and contain a significant amount of protein.

Garden Cress was used in traditional medicine for new mothers to increase breast milk production, to regulate the menstrual cycle, help with iron absorption and as an aphrodisiac. It is also used to stimulate appetite, such as laxatives and settlement of colic infants. ThesemensIt acts as an expectorant and has been used to treat asthma, painful necks, cough and overload. The phytochemical adhesidimoid is found in its germinating seeds and it has been shown to reduce the sugar in the blood after eating. It is said that arachidonic and linoleic acid acids make Garden Cress with memory booster.

Experts who are familiar with the properties of this herb are recommended to eat it only in moderation, as this can have significant side effects. This plant can cause abortion or abortion if too much is consumed. Garden Cress contains goitrogens that prevents the absorption of thyroid iodine. This can lead to hypothyroidism or worsening of existing hypothyroidism. People who are sensitive to mustard oils may have digestive problems, including convulsions and diarrhea if they eat too much of this plant.