He was already very appreciated by the Romans, who gave it to the gladiators before the combats. In our days, it continues being more enough than a condimento. It is necessary to have well-taken care of since the wild parsley can be confused with poisonous cicuta.
Habitat: original of the Eastern Mediterranean and cultivated in almost everybody.
Description: it plants herbaceous, biennial, of the family of the Umbelíferas, that reaches from 20 to 80 cms. of height. Its stem is fluted, and their flowers are of yellow or greenish color, in umbela.
Used parts: the leaves, the fruits and the root.
Properties and indications: the parsley contains apiína (the same one glucósido that is in the celery) and flavonoides, that confer diurética action to him; essential, rich oil in apiol and miristicina, that grants properties to him emenagogas (it stimulates the menstruation), vasodilator and tonificantes. It also contains vitamins To, G and E (tocoferol) in abundance, as well as phosphorus, iron, calcium and sulfur.
The parsley is a nutritious complement very to consider, because he is very rich in vitamins To and C. But in addition is a natural remedy that is indicated in the following cases:
Edemas (retention of liquids) and cellulitis.
Cardiac insufficiency.
It tinkles little, slight degrees of renal insufficiency.
Lack of appetite, anemia.
Convalecencia, physical exhaustion: in these cases one is specially indicated the root.
Dismenorreas: (irregular, little or painful menstruations): for their treatment the fruits are used mainly.
Punctures of insects (wasps, spiders, etc.), applying a cataplasm of fresh leaves on the skin. Calm the pain and reduces the inflammatory reaction of the puncture.
Use: in infusion of leaves (30 grams by liter); by divided roots (15 grams by liter); or of fruits (2-5 grams by liter); a cup is taken before each one from the three daily meals. The juice of the fresh plant, ingesting of 2-3 spoonfuls before each food. Externally, in cataplasms of crushed fresh leaves, until forming a paste that is applied on the affected zone.
Precautions: the pregnant women must avoid to consume parsley of abundant form, to have certain oxitócico effect (she contracts the uterus), that could ready to the abortion.
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