Lepidium sativum Linn. has been used in traditional and folklore medicine for the treatment of bronchial asthma, diabetes, local and rheumatic pain. An ethanolic extract of cress (L. sativum L.) shoot, leaf, stem and seed has been studied for antioxidative active against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), total glutathione S-transferase assay, reduced glutathione activity, reducing power (Fe...

Extracts from ripe fruit and seeds of Sorbus aucuparia inhibit germination of other seeds, tested with Amaranthus caudatus and Lepidium sativum. The main compound of the “neutral fraction” of fruit extracts is the lactone compound parasorbic acid (4 —7 mg/g fresh weight) which inhibits germination at concentrations > 5x1C T 4 m. The “acid fraction” contains abscisic acid (1 .3—2.5 ^ / g fresh w...

The present investigation was carried out to determine the efficacy and safety of Lepidium sativum (L. sativum) (Garden Cress, Fam: Cruciferae) in patients of bronchial asthma. L. sativum seed powder was given at a dose of 1 gm thrice a day orally to 30 patients of either sex in the range of 15-80 years with mild to moderate bronchial asthma without any concurrent medication. The respiratory fu...

In order to study the effects of gamma rays on mean germination time (MGT), germination percentage, survival percentage, shoot and root length and, number of branches and leaves per plant, and fresh and dry weight of Lepidium sativum L current experiment was conducted. Dry seeds of Lepidum sativum L were irradiated with 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 krad (Kr) by a Co-gamma chamber at Nuclear In...

In laboratory conditions, the analysis of total toxicity some technogenically disturbed soils Belgorod region was carried out using bioassays: Daphnia magna Straus , green algae Scenedesmus quadricauda (Tiger) and Lepidium sativum L. As a result experiments, degree tested established. The conducted studies confirm high information content when three bioassays for soil toxicity.

With the rising trend toward use of natural substances in medicines, utilization cress seed mucilage (Lepidium sativum L.) has gained significant importance.Since Vedic period, subcontinent employed garden sativum) for medical reasons. There are several ecological and industrial uses that summarized this paper. The emerging evidence revealed Unani school medicine, seeds leaves plant might be us...