Comparison of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of the herb of Tropaeolum majus L.

- The activity of tested extracts does not depend on how the plant material was prepared or how the extracts were prepared.
- Aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of nasturtium herb show strong scavenging activity against reactive nitrogen species.
- The extracts show no antimicrobial activity.
- The extracts show no inhibitory activity on hyaluronidase, but they inhibited activity of cyclooxygenase 1.