A REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF WATERCRESS PLANT

Nasturtium officinale (family: Brassicaceae) that is commonly known as watercress is a fast-growing aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial plant native to Europe, Central Asia. It is a highly significant food supplement, extensively consumed with salad, juices, or other dishes as an ingredient, flavor, or garnish. The leaves are traditionally used as stomachic, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, hypoglycemic, odontalgic, and stimulant. Meanwhile, it has been used to treat jaundice, asthma, bronchitis, scurvy, tuberculosis, urinary tract infection, and calculi. N. officinale is rich in glucosinolates, carotenoids, polyphenols, as well as Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and α-tocopherol. It is the main source of iron, calcium, iodine, and folic acid.

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Intake of Vitamin C, Probiotics, Flavonoids and Nutritional Status in Pregnant Women with Urinary Tract Infection

Immunology Endocrine & Metabolic Agents - Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/1871522214666140422233043 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 40-45

Author(s):

Paulina Posadas ◽

Rebeca Monroy-Torres ◽

Jaime Naves-Sanchez

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Pregnant Women

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High-dose intravenous vitamin C reduces urinary tract infection post-kidney transplantation

African Journal of Urology ◽

10.1186/s12301-020-00048-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mina Borran ◽

Simin Dashti-Khavidaki ◽

Azam Alamdari ◽

Neda Naderi ◽

Seyed Mansour Gatmiri

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Kidney Transplantation ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Kidney Transplant ◽

High Dose ◽

Transplant Patients ◽

Transplant Candidates ◽

Intravenous Vitamin

Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) accounts for about half of all post- kidney transplant infections. There is conflicting data regarding vitamin C and UTI prevention. So far, its efficacy has not been studied in renal transplant patients. Methods Kidney transplant candidates were randomized between vitamin C and placebo arms. In the treatment group, patients received vitamin C infusion at a single dose of 70 mg/kg. In another study arm, only the diluent solution was administered. Data regarding bacteriuria during the first hospitalization after transplantation were recorded. Results A total of 19 patients were randomized to the placebo (n = 10) and vitamin C (n = 9) group. The rate of bacteriuria during the first hospitalization after transplantation was significantly lower in the vitamin C group than in the placebo group, 11.1% versus 60%, respectively. (P = 0.02). Conclusion Vitamin C as a safe treatment is a potential prophylactic agent in post kidney transplantation UTI.

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Benign Intracranial Hypertension

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.40.1.143 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 143-143

Author(s):

STEPHEN A. SMITH ◽

ARTHUR J. NEWMAN

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Vitamin A ◽

Intracranial Hypertension ◽

Congenital Abnormalities ◽

Benign Intracranial Hypertension ◽

February Issue

Rose and Matson's article in the February issue ofPediatrics (39:227, 1967) seems to indicate a relationship between preceding infection and the development of benign intracranial hypertension. It would be of interest to know the antibiotics used to treat these children's infections. we have recently encountered a 5-year-old girl with congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract and urinary tract infection who developed headache, vomiting, diplopia, papilledema, and separation of sutures while being treated with tetracycline. She had not received vitamin A, steroids, or other antibiotics.

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