Abstract:Antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance is a major threat to mankind due to increasing resistance towards existing medicinal drugs. Plant-based antimicrobials are promising alternatives to conventional drugs. Cress (Lepidium sativum L.) is known as garden cress, garden cress pepper weed or garden pepperwort and is a member of the Brassicaceae family. Lepidium satvium L. (LS) is widely spread throughout the world as a fast-growing annual herb. LS seed oil has antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory ac… Show more
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