| Family |
Brassicaceae |
| Scientific name |
Nasturtium officinale R. Brown |
| Synonyms |
Baeumerta nasturtium P. Gaertner et al.; Cardamine aquatica Nieuwland;
Cardamine fontana Lamarck; Cardamine nasturtium Kuntze; Cardamine nasturtium-aquaticum
(L.) Borbás; Cardaminum nasturtium Moench; Crucifera fontana E. H. L. Krause;
Nasturtium aquaticum Wahlenberg; Nasturtium fontanum Ascherson; Nasturtium
nasturtium Cockerell; Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H. Karsten;
Nasturtium officinale R. Brown var. siifolium (Reichenbach) Alefeld; Nasturtium
officinale R. Brown var. vulgare Alefeld; Nasturtium siifolium Reichenbach;
Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Rendle & Britten; Radicula officinalis
(R. Brown) H. Groves; Rorippa nasturtium Beck; Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
(L.) Hayek; Rorippa officinalis (R. Brown) P. Royen; Sisymbrium amarum
Salisbury; Sisymbrium fluviatile Vellozo; Sisymbrium nasturtium Thunberg;
Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L. |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) oranda-garashi (オランダガラシ, 阿蘭陀芥子 [meaning: Duch mustard]),
Cresson (クレソン) |
| (English common name) watercressi |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) [native] Southwestern Asia, Europe |
| Habitat |
Stream, swamp |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=32 |
| Description |
Scapes 30-50cm tall. Leaves 4-12cm long, 3-4 pairs leaflets. Flowers white
petals each 5-6mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Nasturtium officinale R. Br. |
| Nasturtium officinale R. Brown |
| Nasturtium officinale R.Br. |
| Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4569839/1986) |
| Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4933177/1990) |
| Patch (US Patent 5780047/1998) |
| Control of parasites (US Patent 5863775/1999) |
| Polymers containing antimicrobial agents and methods for making and using same (US Patent 5906825/1999) |
| Cytochrome P-450 monooxygenases (US Patent 5882851/1999) |
| Biological systems for manufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers containing 4-hydroxyacids (US Patent 6316262/2001) |
| External preparations containing watercress extract (US Patent 6299885/2001) |
| Products comprising an isothiocyanate preservative system and methods of their use (US Patent 6361812/2002) |
| Phenethylisothiocyanate nutraceutical compositions and methods (US Patent 6348220/2002) |
| Products comprising an isothiocyanate preservative system and methods of their use (US Patent 6558723/2003) |
| Breast enhancement system (US Patent 6673366/2004) |
| Complexes for immobilizing isothiocyanate natural precursors in cyclodextrins, preparation and use (US Patent 6716827/2004) |
| Extraction of non-polar isothiocyanates from plants (US Patent 6824796/2004) |
| Cystine derivative and agent for suppressing activation of inflammatory factors (US Patent 6914075/2005) |
| Biological systems for manufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers containing 4-hydroxyacids (US Patent 7081357/2006) |
| Products comprising an isothiocyanate preservative system and methods of their use (US Patent 7105190/2006) |
| Compositions and methods for an orally administered inhibitor of biting insects (US Patent 7115286/2006) |
| Biological systems for manufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers containing 4-hydroxyacids (US Patent 7229804/2007) |
| Hydroxycitric acid derivatives and skin external preparations using the same (US Patent 20070293577) |
| Note |
Naturalized plants. |
