Nasturtium

At a glance

Origin / distribution: ", Mexico, Turkey, Haiti, Iraq, Spain

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antibiotic, Bactericide, Cancer, Cystitis

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, BENZYL-CYANIDE, BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Tropaeolaceae

Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus

Common names: Nasturtium, Blomsterkarse, Capan Cornicyll, Cappuccina, Capuchina sudamericana, Capuchinha, Capucine, Capucine majeure, Nasturtium, Capucine élevée, Grande capucine, Capucine à grandes fleurs, Caputxina, Copa Cornicyll, Didžioji nasturtė, Dragoljub, Espuela de galán, Gewöhnliche Kapuzinerkresse, Grande Capucine, Grande capucine, Grosse Kapuzinerkresse, Große Kapuzinerkresse

POWO: 310974-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, ", Mexico, Turkey, Haiti, Iraq, Spain.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antibiotic
• Bactericide
• Cancer
• Cystitis
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• "
• Mexico
• Turkey
• Haiti
• Iraq
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Antibiotic
• Bactericide
• Cancer
• Cystitis
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Fever
• Fungicide
• Itch
• Kidney
• Laxative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antibiotic · Elsewhere · "
• Bactericide · " · "
• Cancer · Mexico · "
• Cystitis · Elsewhere · "
• Depurative · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Emmenagogue · Haiti · "
• Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
• Fever · Elsewhere · "
• Fungicide · Elsewhere · "
• Itch · Elsewhere · "
• Kidney · Elsewhere · "
• Laxative · Iraq · "
• Ringworm · Mexico · "
• Scurvy · Spain · "
• Scurvy · Turkey · "
• Scurvy · Elsewhere · "
• Scurvy · Mexico · "
• Sore · Elsewhere · "
• Spice · Turkey · "
• Stimulant · Mexico · "
• Urogenital · Elsewhere · "
• Antibiotic · " · "
• Eye · Elsewhere · "

5 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Multi-omics of the nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) and the parallel evolution of the erucic acid biosynthesis in angiosperms. · 2026 source ↗
• Processing-induced hydrolysis and degradation pathways of glucotropaeolin in edible garden nasturtium (<i>Tropaeolum majus L.</i>) extracts. · 2026 source ↗
• Ultrasound-assisted supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of lutein from Tropaeolum majus flowers. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• BENZYL-CYANIDE
• BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• 11-EICOSENOIC-ACID
• EO
• ERUCIC-ACID
• FAT
• FIBER
• GLUCOTROPAEOLIN
• IRON
• ISOQUERCITRIN
• KAEMPFEROL-GLUCOSIDE
• KILOCALORIES

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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