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Eat more cress for a healthier liver

July 24, 2018 - cress (Lepidium sativum) as the source of possible hepatoprotective agents. Also called cress, garden cress is grown around the world as a food source.

The herb was used as a medicinal plant in the Middle East. Cress had previously been studied for the many bioactive compounds that give it numerous wellness-boosting properties, including hepatoprotective activity. (Related: All About The Health Benefits Of Watercress.)Garden ...

Analyzing the hepatoprotective activity of garden cress

July 13, 2018 -

King Saud University sponsored the investigation. The findings were published in the science journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The researchers concluded that the ethanolic extract of garden cress could serve as a non-toxic means of improving the prognosis of FHF and reducing the significant mortality associated with the syndrome.

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Fast-growing vegetables to plant in your home garden during the coronavirus pandemic

May 08, 2020 - cress leaves when the plant is at least two inches tall. You can also grow cress as a microgreen or as sprouts.

Take note that cress doesn’t like heat, and it needs to be grown in early spring and then again in the fall.

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Major core protein in plants helps fight infection

November 13, 2019 -

When activated, the molecule boosts the immune system of plants, allowing them to resist diseases. It may help protect crops against bacterial infections.

The University of California Riverside (UCR) research team came across this regulatory genetic protein while experimenting with thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana). The small flowering plant is a popular model species in biological studies.

UCR researcher Hailing Jin and his teammates were studying ...

Researchers grow crops on NASA soil simulant, suggesting that the same can be done on Mars and the Moon

March 17, 2021 - cress, rocket, tomatoes, radishes, rye, quinoa, spinach, chives, peas and leeks.

These plants, the researchers said, were planted on both the simulants and normal potting soil, with the latter acting as a control.

All crops, with the exception of spinach, grew well, according to the researchers, adding that they were able to harvest edible parts from the successful plants.

"We were thrilled when we saw the first tomatoes ever grown on Mars soil simulant ...

Fatty oils from Chinese medicine demonstrate anti-cancer properties

May 19, 2020 - cress, mustard, black cumin, black pepper, fenugreek and clove. Besides having an abundance or fiber, the researchers found that these herbs and spices also contain high amounts of minerals, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron.

In terms of fatty acid content, the researchers found that cress and mustard contain mostly linolenic acid and erucic acid, respectively. Meanwhile, linoleic acid was the major fatty acid present in black cumin, fenugreek, ...

MOON HARVEST: Researchers successfully harvest crops from Mars and Moon soil simulants developed by NASA

November 09, 2020 - cress, tomato, radish, rye, quinoa, rocket, chives, peas and leek. The only crop that did not grow properly on any of the soils was spinach.

“We were thrilled when we saw the first tomatoes ever grown on Mars soil simulant turning red,” said lead author and ecologist Wieger Wamelink.Making space farming possible

The researchers also planted the seeds produced by radish, rye and garden cress to test them for germination. Most of the seeds germinated ...

Los Angeles bans condiment packets in restaurants to overcome “extreme climate challenges”

November 19, 2021 -

Fox Business reported that a new ordinance passed by L.A. officials bans restaurants with 26 employees or more from giving out packets of ketchup and mustard to customers. Customers must specifically request for the condiments before restaurants can issue them. The ordinance approved Nov. 15 will apply to all restaurants in the city by April 2022.

Aside from condiment packets, the ban also extends to plastic utensils, napkins, splash sticks and toothpicks. Erring restaurants ...

Just like humans, plants also have an immune system – and we might be poisoning it

September 06, 2019 - cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) leaves and found that metacaspases play a crucial role in the plant's response. The response also involves the release of calcium and PROPEP1, a peptide precursor protein.

The scientists verified their initial findings by producing a plant with a mutation in the gene coding for a crucial metacaspase. They noted that the plant was incapable of releasing the immune signal following injury.

Simon Stael, one of the authors of the ...

Plants starved for energy found to resort to “self-cannibalism” by breaking down and consuming cells from their own leaves for survival

May 14, 2018 - cress plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) after it was transferred into complete darkness, exposing it to hunger stress. They observed that the plants were able to grow for several days despite their condition because of the rapid autophagic digestion of chloroplast proteins.

The process also resulted in increased amino acid levels. In particular, they discovered that wild A. thaliana plants showed higher levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs: valine, leucine, isoleucine) ...

How do plants know when it floods? Recent research reveals how plants sense increased levels of water

December 11, 2017 - cress, a small flowering plant native to Eurasia. By examining it, the researchers were able to find a gene that manages root water permeability and reacts to both oxygen and potassium levels in the soil. The gene, named HCR1, is the primary trigger for an entire series of so-called metabolic "survival" reactions that help plant resilience. But its primary role appears to be to reduce water entry into the roots when oxygen levels are low but potassium levels are high....

Lutein in avocados found to protect the brain from effects of aging

August 09, 2017 - cress (11.3), dandelion greens (9.3), green peas (4.2), summer squash (4), beet greens (2.4), Brussels sprouts (2.4), sweet corn (2.2), and broccoli (2.1).

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Medicinal herbs effectively treat thousands of covid-19 patients in Chinese hospitals

May 13, 2021 - cress (Lepidium sativum), Judean wormwood (Artemisia Judaica), guava (Psidium guajava), chrysanthemum ( Glebionis coronaria), and Maryam's flower (Anastatica). These plants contain all the correct compounds that target all three antiviral targets.

Plants that had action against two of the viral enzymes included: hairy willow herb (Epilobium hirsutum), chickpea (Cicer arietinum), and Kantarioun (Centaurea incana). Plants that had action against two of the viral proteins ...

Novel research raises prospects for large-scale production of algae-derived starch

February 24, 2019 - cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), which is one of the most widely-studied and understood plants in the world.

"This information will help to develop technologies to improve starch biosynthesis productivity and concomitantly improve sustainable biomass and bioenergy production,"concluded Tokyo Tech researcher Sousuke Imamura.

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Herbs vs. pharmaceuticals: Understanding the effectiveness of natural medicine

January 31, 2019 - cress, black mustard and fennel -- which are all used in traditional diabetes treatment in Eritrea. They found that trace elements like zinc, chromium, manganese and selenium were critical to the plants' medicinal benefits.

Trace elements are often overlooked, due to the small amount present in foods and plant medicines -- but nothing exists by accident. As research continues to show, trace elements are vital to the efficacy of plant medicine. Synergy is a real ...

Seed oil components of an ornamental plant show potential as a new class of environmentally-friendly lubricant

December 19, 2018 - cress, is an annual or biennial member of the mustard family.

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Broccoli is one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat

October 23, 2018 -

Broccoli is one of the many vegetables in the Brassica family. Also called cruciferous vegetables for the cross-like shape of their flowers, these plants include the likes of cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, and Brussels sprouts.

Cruciferous vegetables are one of the most widely grown and consumed food crops around the world. They have high amounts of vitamin C, which helps protect against infectious disease, as well as soluble fiber that cleanses the gut....