17 October 2025
Watercress
A still somewhat unknown versatile vegetable: watercress. The ancient Greeks already knew it thousands of years ago: watercress is one of the most extraordinary plants with a beneficial effect on health. The famous Greek physician Hippocrates, father of classical medicine, had a clinic built near water springs as early as 400 BC. Watercress was intensively cultivated near these springs. Thus, he always had the special plant within reach. In Roman times, watercress was also considered a rich source of nutrition.
