Exploring the versatile potential of garden cress seeds: Therapeutic applications and industrial utilization: A comprehensive review

Abstract

The seeds of Lepidium sativum , commonly known as Garden Cress is an iron rich underutilized edible crop. Garden cress seeds have a variety of therapeutic properties, including antioxidants properties, anti-anemic properties, anti-diabetic properties, anti-inflammatory properties, hepatoprotective properties, antibacterial properties and chemoprotective properties. It may also be used in food supplementation to develop functional foods. Garden cress seeds have been utilized as medicine since ancient times. It is also used to treat conditions such as asthma, diarrhea