Nasturtium Officinale brown (semri sag: as a vegetable with high nutritional value.
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2010-02
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Nasturtium officinale is one of the common plants found growing wildly along the ditches and
marshy places. Many people across the globe have been eating this plant as salad or as cooked
vegetable since the time immemorial. In Bhutan, many Bhutanese have been eating this plant
for centuries. Some Bhutanese have even been taking it for curing many illnesses including
liver disorders. The literature review substantiated this curative claims and have been found to
be rich in iron and many other micronutrients. This paper describes the plant, its ethno-medical
uses, nutritional contents and the methods of use.
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Nasturtium officinale, semrisag, micronutrients, nutritional contents
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Wangchuk Phurpa. Nasturtium Officinale brown (semri sag: as a vegetable with high nutritional value. Men-jong So-rig Journals. 2010 Feb; 3(1): III.