Asalia Seed Whole

Botanical Name: Lepidium sativum

Garden cress is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine.

People take garden cress for coughs, vitamin C deficiency, constipation, tendency toward infection (poor immune system), and fluid retention.

As a food stuff it contains significant amounts of protein, fat, calcium, iron and vitamin A and C. Often incorpated into soups.