Health benefits of Watercress Peppery and tangy flavored cress is a storehouse of many natural phytonutrients like isothiocyanates that have health promotional and disease prevention properties. Cress is one of the very low-calorie green leafy vegetables (only 11 calories per 100 g raw leaves) and contains negligible amounts of fats. Being an antioxidant rich, low-calorificContinue reading “Watercress plant blocks breast cancer growth”
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Watercress, a healthy tonic salad greens, skin health
Watercress (botanical name Nasturtium officinale) grows perennially and flourishes in clear and cold water. This herb is found growing naturally in streams, ditches, ponds and all the places where there is water. In effect, watercress is grown for the plant’s leaves that are mainly used in the form of salad greens or dressings. The plantContinue reading “Watercress, a healthy tonic salad greens, skin health”