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The healing power of nasturtiums

  1. Nasturtium is native to the Andes of Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Equador. It is a climbing plant with very brightly colored flowers. This herb often grows as an ornamental edible plant in European gardens and thrives in the sun and moist soil. The leaves, flowers, flower buds and seeds can be used in the kitchen. They promote digestion. The pharmaceutical industry uses this plant in resistance-enhancing preparations.

Naming nasturtiums

  1. The name nasturtium was probably given because in the 17th century it was thought: it comes from afar, so it must come from India or India. But the nasturtium comes from South America where for the Netherlands

Culinary tip Nasturtium

  1. The leaves have a peppery flavor and are alternative lettuce leaves for an original salad. The taste is somewhat similar to that of watercress and so the plant was called Indian watercress when it was first introduced to Europe by the Spanish. The flowers go well in a summer flower salad

Nasturtium belongs in the vegetable garden

  1. It grows well in the Netherlands and Belgium, but the cold climate makes it an annual plant. The nasturtium is a beautiful plant for any garden. You can use both the leaves and the flowers to eat. In the vegetable garden, the nasturtium has an extra function because it attracts aphids. Placing this beautiful and edible plant in the vegetable garden means combating louse and spider mites in an ecological way. It ensures that other crops such as broccoli, beans and cherry trees remain aphid-free. The plant keeps mealy bugs away from apple trees and it keeps whitefly away from cucumber, gherkins, Nasturtium leaf / Source: Frank Vincentz, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA-3.0) pumpkins

Nasturtium against urinary tract infections

  1. In phytotherapy

Baldness medicine

  1. There are sulfur-containing amino acids

Against spring fatigue

  1. Nasturtium has a blood purifying, diuretic effect and is a source of antioxidant

Consult the herbalist

  1. If you want to use nasturtium as a medicine, it is best to consult a herbalist. Nasturtium extracts and medicines in the form of mother tinctures, powders and capsules should only be taken on prescription by authorized persons. A doctor or herbalist can advise you on this. All medicinal properties of nasturtiums mentioned in this article are based on scientific research and come from Geert Verhelst's Great Handbook of Medicinal Plants, a standard work in the field of healing plants. The book is widely used in phytotherapy.

  2. If you want to use nasturtium as a medicine, it is best to consult a herbalist. Nasturtium extracts and medicines in the form of mother tinctures, powders and capsules should only be taken on prescription by authorized persons. A doctor or herbalist can advise you on this. All medicinal effects of nasturtiums mentioned in this article are based on scientific research and come from Geert Verhelst's Great Handbook of Medicinal Plants, a standard work in the field of healing plants. The book is widely used in phytotherapy.



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