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Watercress (Nasturtium Officinale): a Potential Source of Nutraceuticals Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(2): 2685-2691 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 02 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Review Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.702.325 Watercress (Nasturtium officinale): A Potential Source of Nutraceuticals Yamuna Pandey1*, Siddharth S. Bhatt2 and Nadia Debbarma3 1College of Horticulture (Thenzawl), Mizoram, Central agricultural university, India 2Dev Bhoomi Groups of Institution, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 3Department of Horticulture, Sikkim University 6th mile Samdur-737102, Sikkim, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT K e yw or ds Watercress (N. officinale) is quick growing perennial herb that is native to Egypt and West Anti-cancer, Asia, although it is now cultivated in the entire world. Its leaves and arial stem are rich Antidiabetic , Antimicrobial source of proteins, dietary fibre, Vitamins and minerals, other essential nutrients and phytochemicals. Watercress is generally used as traditional medicine for the treatment of activities , Medicinal properties diabetic, bronchitis, abdominal pain, asthma, anti- inflammatory, to purify blood, chest pain, stop Haemorrhages, liver, eliminate of excess bile, gallbladder, stimulant, kidneys, Article Info lungs, throat expectorant, skin afflictions, facial scars, iron deficiency and digestion. The Accepted: present review deals with traditional uses, nutritional, phytochemical, antioxidant, 24 January 2018 antimicrobial, and medicinal potential of watercress. It highlights anti-cancer, anti- Available Online: diabetic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective and anti-tuberculosis activities of watercress. 10 February 2018 Introduction scorch (Abu-Zinadah, 2008) etc. Watercress is a vital source of nutraceuticals and an N. officinale is a perennial semi-aquatic, high important detoxifying herb. Palaniswamy et value, wild herb use for culinary purpose by al., (2003) reported that the watercress plant people almost around the world, native to contains a huge amount of vitamins B1, B2, C, Western Asia, India, Europe and Africa. pro- vitamin A, folic acid, glucosinolates, However, it is now distributed almost iodine, iron, protein, and especially calcium globally. It has attractive dark green leaves, a and sulphur compounds which not only strong flavour and is rich in vitamins. influence its characteristic odour, but also Watercress, which is cultivated for its pungent adds to its nutritional benefits. The active leaves which are used in cooking especially in constituents of watercress extract may soups, garnishes and salads, is one of the most strengthen or stimulate the immune response important herbal medicines used for the by interacting with various parameters of the treatment of some diseases like diabetes in immune system. Watercress has been used for traditional treatment (Shahrokhi et al., 2009), so long to cure a number of ailments with oxidative stress (Yazdanparast et al., 2008), claims that it can improve blood circulation 2685 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(2): 2685-2691 (Matsushima et al., 2006), to cure renal colic, particularly significant for chronic illness. The liver disease (Guarrera et al., 2005) as a mild Vitamins and mineral constituent of stimulate, a diuretic, an expectorant and a watercress according to different sources digestive aid. Being healthy food watercress is (FSA, 2002; Pradhan et al., 2015) are shown very popular and growing widely due to recent in Table 1 and 2, respectively. remarkable studies and reports of the anti- cancer compounds it contains. Phyto chemical constituent Traditional uses Hedges and Lister (2005)reported that watercress is well endowed with Watercress is one of the most important phytochemicals, including chlorophyll, lutin, mountainous medicinal herb mainly used by β- carotene, and the glucosinolates the rural healers as nutritive, anti- gluconasturtin (which is converted to the inflammatory and antioxidant agent. This isothiocyanate phenethyl isothiocyanate or plant is a vegetable, consumed raw or cooked PEITC), gluconasturtin (which is converted to in salads, soups and other recipes in European indole- 3- carbinol or I- 3- C,) a compound and Turkish cuisine and also used to cure similar to an isothiocyanate. Watercress is abdominal pain in traditional medicine (Ozen, excellent source of gluconasturtin, with 5.32 g 2009)and for treatment of diseases like of gluconasturtin/ 100 g of defatted seed diabetes and bronchitis as reported by (Palaniswamy et al., 2003) the precursor to (Bahramikia et al., 2009). Kumari et al., phenenthyl isothiocyanate (PEITC). (2015) reported that in Baijnath region of Himachal Pradesh traditionally watercress N. officinele is known to contain eight leaves are cooked for making saag, leaves glucosinolates (Fahey et al., 2001) which are juice applied externally for growth of thick presented in table 3. Which can be hairs, poultices of leaves help in treating subsequently converted to their constituent lymphatic swelling. Watercress is used as isothiocyanate. The most abundant traditional medicine to purify blood, chest, isothiocyanate derived from watercress is stop haemorrhages, liver, eliminate of excess phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) with bile, gallbladder, stimulant, kidneys, lungs, watercress being the richest dietary source of throat, expectorant, dropsy, skin afflictions, this compound (Callaway et al., 2004). facial scars, iron deficiency and digestion Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) is a (Graf et al., 2016). phytochemical that inhibits several types of cancers caused by tobacco-specific Nutritional constituent carcinogens in rat and mice studies as reported by Palaniswamy et al., (2003). Watercress is an awesome source of vital nutrients which abundantly contains vitamins Anti-oxidant activity and minerals. The presence of different phyto- chemicals and nutrition make watercress a Aries et al., (2013) observed in his studies that healthy diet that maintains immunity and good the extracts of organic young baby-leaf of health of the human body. Shahrokhi et al., watercress contained high antioxidant capacity 2009 mentioned that the watercress is and this property was largely related with important source of vitamins and a good caffeic acid, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside, detoxifying herb. Its high content of vitamin C isorhamnetin, and glucosnasturtiin. Zeb Alam and minerals makes it a remedy that is (2015) identified fourteen phenolic 2686 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(2): 2685-2691 compounds in the leaves of watercress, where and 63.2 mg catechin equivalents/ g dried coumaric acid and its derivatives, caftaric acid extract, respectively. The extract possessed and quercetin derivatives were present in huge potent antioxidant properties which mediated amounts. A total of 20 compounds were through direct trapping of free radicals, identified from roots with coumaric acid and reducing power and as well as through metal its derivatives, sinapic acid, caftaric acid and chelating. quercetin derivatives were the major phenolic compounds present. Anti-microbial activity Bahramikia and Yazdnaparast (2010) studied Freitas et al., (2013) found synergistic the antioxidant efficacy of N. officinale antibacterial activity effects between extracts using various in vitro assay systems watercress extract and antibiotics, indicating and reported that the watercress extract the potential of watercress compounds as anti- contain the phenolic and flavonoid contents of microbial substances. 96.2 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dried extract Table.1 Vitamins and phytochemicals Phytochemicals Quantity/80 g edible produce Calories (kcal) 18 Protein (g) 2.4 Fat (g) 0.8 Fibre (g) 1.2 Beta carotene (mcg) 2016 Vitamin A equivalent (mcg) 336 Vitamin B1 (mg) 0.13 Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.18 Vitamin C (mg) 50 Vitamin E (mg) 1.17 Folate (mcg) 36 Vitamin K (mcg) 200 Table.2 Mineral composition of raw watercress (FSA, 2002); Pradhan et al., (2015) Mineral composition Quantity/80g edible produce Calcium (mg) 136 Iodine (mcg) 12 Iron (mg) 1.8 Magnesium (mg) 12 Manganese (mg) 0.5 Phosphorus (mg) 42 Potassium (mg) 184 Zinc (mg) 0.6 Selenium (mcg) 1.6 Sodium (mg/100g) 68.8 Copper (mg/100 g) 0.58 2687 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(2): 2685-2691 Table.3 Chemical and common names of glucosinolates present in watercress Chemical name Common name Benzyl Glucotropaeolin 4-Hydroxybenzyl [Gluco]sinalbin 2-Phenylethyl Gluconasturtiin; phenenthyl 7-(Methylsulfinyl) heptyl Glucoibarin 8-(Methylsulfinyl)octyl Glucohirsutin 7-(Methylthio)heptyl 9-(Methylthio)nonyl 8-(Methylthio)octyl The extract of watercress has also shown Furthermore, consumption of 85 g of raw nematicide effect on northern root-knot watercress once a day for eight weeks nematode (Meloidogynehapla) (Zahradníková decreased several measures of DNA damage and Petříková, 2012). It was proved that the in Lymphocytes, a cancer biomarker and alcoholic extract of watercress was capable of increased plasma levels of the antioxidant, β- bringing about the desired antifungal effect in carotene and lutin. Rose et al., (2005) a concentration dependent manner (Nikan and demonstrated that watercress extract, although Kavari, 2014). Sadeghi (2014) tested the more specifically the non-volatile 7- antimicrobial activities of Ag-Nps against the methylsulphinylheptyl isothiocyanate growth of Gram-positive (S. aureus) using component, reduced MMP9 activity in the SEM and observed inhibition effect in the Ag- human breast cancer MDAMB- 231 cell-line. NPs
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