Dreadlocks herba

Fresh or dried watercress herb. Watercress herb is a drug used in herbal medicines and is used to treat inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and catarrhs of the airways.

HMPC: not processed

ESCOP: not processed

Commission E Monograph: Catarrh of the airways

Studies: Sinusitis, acute bronchitis, urinary tract infections.

Empirical medicine: stomachic, cough, gingivitis, periodontitis.

Food uses: kitchen spice and salad.

Mustard oil glycosides, depending on the preparation free mustard oil, glucosinolates and degradation products such as isothiocyanates and nitriles, carotenoids, polyphenols, vitamin A and α-tocopherol. Fresh watercress herb contains 80mg/100 g ascorbic acid.

Watercress herb has an antiseptic effect on gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, and also has a disinfecting effect in the urinary tract.

Nasturtii herba is used for inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and catarrhs of the airways.

The usual daily dose of the drug is between 4 and 6 g of the crushed drug. If fresh herbs are used, the dose can be 20 to 30 g. The dosage is between 60 and 150 g when taking a fresh plant pressed juice.

Ready-to-use preparation: contained in Angocin® Antiinfekt, see also under horseradish.

Gastrointestinal complaints may occur in rare cases. Irritative contact reactions, allergic
contact dermatitis.

In the presence of inflammatory kidney disease, gastric and intestinal ulcers or in children < 4 years of age, the use of this drug is contraindicated due to the lack of reliable data.

^Angocin® contains horseradish.

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2. Goos KH et al. (2007) On-going investigations on efficacy and safety profile of a herbal drug containing nasturtium herb and horseradish root in acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis and acute urinary tract infection in children in comparison with other antibiotic treatments. Drug Research 57:238-246.
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