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Parsley Petroselinum crispum

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Curly leaf parsley
Curly leaf parsley
Common Names
Parsley ,
Botanical Name
Petroselinum crispum
Family
APIACEAE or UMBELLIFERAE Carrot Family
Parsley Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Cancer Prevention * Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * General Health Tonics * Gout * IBS * Kidney * Lupus * Rheumatoid Arthritis *
Properties: Carminative* Diuretic* Antirheumatic* Antibacterial* Vasodilator* Aromatic*
Parts Used: roots, leaves, seeds
Constituents:starch, mucilage, sugar, volitale oil, apiin (parsley camphor), vitamins a, b,c and iron
Traditions: European *

This herb is so familiar we often overlook it for more exotic plants, yet this attractive plate garnish is one of the most versatile medicinal plants around and is absolutely a must have in any well stocked herbal garden. Parsley herb is high in iron content and rich in vitamins A, B, C and trace minerals. Leaves, seeds, and root all have medicinal value in the treatment of diseases of the bladder and kidneys, (gravel, stones, congestion, and jaundice) and for rheumatism, arthritis and sciatica.


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Side Effects:
The whole herb used in food rarely causes any problems. Concentrated extracts should be avoided by those with kidney inflammation or are pregnant.
How to Use: Parsley
Preparation Methods :Tea, tincture, fresh or dried herb. One of the best ways to get the medicinal "good" out of parsley is to juice the fresh leaves.

remedyRemedies using : Parsley

referencesParsley Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Cancer Prevention * Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * General Health Tonics * Gout * IBS * Kidney * Lupus * Rheumatoid Arthritis *
Parsley for :Tumors
Tumors The bruised leaves, applied externally are used by herbalists, alone or with celandine, comfrey and red clover to dispel tumors.

Adele Dawson, Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)

Parsley for :Allergies, Congestion
Allergies, Congestion Parsley helps to inhibit the body's release of histamines, which explains its use by naturopathic healers for colds and congestion.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Parsley for :Diuretic
Diuretic Parsley is chiefly used for its diuretic properties, a strong decoction of the root being of great service in gravel, stone, and jaundice.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Parsley for :Gas, digestive aid
Gas, digestive aid The parsley herb is well known for helping to expel gas, aid digestion, and freshen breath. Chew a few leaves of this attractive plate garnish after a meal.
Parsley for :Arthritis, Bone Health
Arthritis, Bone Health Parsley has a longstanding folklore reputation for the treatment of rheumatism, arthritis and sciatica. It's high concentration of boron and fluoride might help against bone thinning and osteoporosis.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Plant Description

Franz Eugen Köhler 1887
Franz Eugen Köhler 1887

Several cultivated varieties exist, the principle being the common plain-leaved, the curled-leaved, broad-leaved and celery-leaved. Of the variety crispum, or curled-leaved there are thirty-seven variations, the most valuable are those of compact habit with close, perfectly curled leaves.

History and Traditions
historyThe variety crispum was grown in very early days, even mentioned by Pliny. The dried leaves are also used for that purpose. Parsley tea proved useful in the trenches (WWI), where our men got kidney complications, when suffering from dysentery.
Astrology:
folkloreIt is under the dominion of Mercury; is very comfortable to the stomach; helps to provoke urine and women's courses, to break wind both in the stomach and bowels, and doth a little open the body, but the root much more. Nicholas Culpeper
Folklore, Myths and Legends
folkloreThe herb was never brought to the table of old, being held sacred to oblivion and to the dead. It was reputed to have sprung from the blood of the Greek hero Archemorus, the forerunner of death. There is an old superstition against transplanting parsley plants. The herb is said to be dedicated to Persephone and to funeral rites by the Greeks.
Quick Tips
Parsley leaves can be crushed and applied repeatedly to a bruise. This remedy may help speed the disappearance of black-and-blue marks.

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