The Nutritional and Functional Property of Unconventional Food Plant: Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L)

Tropaeolum majus L., or garden nasturtium, is a member of the Tropaeolaceae family.Imported to Europe in the sixteenth century, it originated in South America.It's a plant with several therapeutic uses.Medicinal plants, like garden nasturtium, have bioactive chemicals and trace elements that the body may readily absorb.Microelements including potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium, as well as macro elements like zinc, copper, and iron, are abundant in the flowers and other sections of the nasturtium plant.The chemicals extracted from the flowers, leaves and essential oil exhibit antibacterial, antifungal, hypotensive, expectorant and anticancer activity.Hence, the present review is focussed on nutritional and functional potential of Nasturtim.