How is nasturtium traditionally used?

Persian medicine considers nasturtium hot and dry — warming, pungent, and dispersing. It is grouped with cress (شاهی) and mustard as a 'fire-stirring' herb for damp chest congestion, sluggish digestion, and cold-type urinary complaints.

How do people commonly use Nasturtium?

Toss 3–5 fresh leaves and a few petals into salads daily during spring/summer Pickle the unripe green seed pods in vinegar as 'poor man's capers' Cold infusion: 5 leaves bruised in a cup of cool water, steep 4 hours

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Lādan — peppery edible flower with traditional respiratory and antimicrobial uses.

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