Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) colour changes due to blanching by heat and a combined treatment of heat/ultrasound (thermosonication) were studied in the temperature range of 82.5 to 92.5 °C. The application of thermosonication was intended to enable less severe blanching treatments and, therefore, improve the quality of the blanched product. The thermosonication blanching processes promote...

Background: Chemotherapy agents can cause ovarian dysfunction and eventually lead to infertility. This study investigated the effect of nasturtium officinale extract on the ovarian function following the toxicity induced by doxorubicin in female rats. Methods: Forty eight female Wistar rats (180-210g) were randomly divided in six groups as follows: Group I, normal rats receiving 1ml normal sal...

<p>El estudio de plantas acuáticas con potencial biorremediador aguas residuales, permite conocer su aplicación en zonas rurales. El principal objetivo este fue comparar la eficiencia las <em>Nasturtium officinale </em>y <em>Zantedeschia aethiopica </em>en el tratamiento del agua residual doméstica. Para llevarlo a cabo se diseñó e implementó sistema ambas especies...

This research aimed to investigate the bioaccumulation and health risk associated with absorption of selected heavy metals (HMs) i.e., lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) in a wild leafy vegetable Nasturtium officinale that grows along Swat River swampy areas. The areas were categorized using ecological index (RI), which indicates how metal concentrations soil plants change over tim...

Edible flower adalah jenis bunga yang aman untuk dikonsumsi. kaya akan senyawa bioaktif seperti asam fenolik, karotenoid, dan flavonoid. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengeksplorasi dua edible flower, yaitu Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Torenia (Torenia fournieri) guna pengembangannya sebagai produk teh celup. Teh celup Rosella sudah dikenal luas digunakan pembanding. Pengolahan terdiri dari beberap...