Parsley curly and its health benefits

Parsley curly (vegetable garden) is a herbaceous biennial plant of umbellate type with a branched stem up to 1 meter high; Beet or fusiform fleshy root up to 30 cm long; Small grayish-green fruits with a bitter taste; Greenish-yellow flowers collected in an umbrella; Three brilliantly pinnatized green leaves and a pleasant, spicy aroma and taste. Blossoms parsley in June-July, and the ripening of fruits occurs in July-August. It is grown everywhere as a vegetable spicy plant.

The native land of the plant is the mountainous regions of the Mediterranean. As a spice bred almost throughout the CIS, in continental Europe (excluding Scandinavia and the north of the Baltic States), in the north of America, southern Canada.

For culinary, cosmetic and medicinal purposes stems with leaves, roots and fruits (seeds) are used.

Parsley curly - a whole pharmacy with useful substances: the chemical composition of the plant

Parsley contains essential oil (which determines the specific smell), which contains apiol and myristicin, fatty oil, flavonoids, vitamins PP, B1, A, K, B2, ascorbic acid, glucoside apiin, mineral salts, iron, manganese, potassium , Phosphorus, folic acid and chlorophyll. 50 g of fresh parsley can cover the daily need of an adult in vitamin C (which is 10 times more than in lettuce leaves and four times more than in lemon). And on the content of vitamin A parsley, vegetable garden is not inferior to carrots (100 gr of the plant contains 2 daily norms of carotene).

Applying parsley curly in cooking

Green parsley is used for salad preparation, and also as a seasoning for soups, fish, meat and vegetable dishes, decorating their appearance and giving a special flavor. It is often used for pickling, pickling and pickling cucumbers, canning mushrooms and vegetables.

The green powder of this plant is present in the composition of spicy mixtures, and the roots and seeds are used as a flavoring.

The benefits of parsley in the treatment of ailments

In folk medicine, parsley has found extensive application. More often it is used as a diuretic and carminative agent.

Also, curly parsley is used to stimulate appetite, has good anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, analgesic, hemostatic, spasmolytic and wound healing properties.

Parsley activates the functions of the adrenal and thyroid glands, restores strength, increases sexual potency, improves the protective function of the body and metabolic processes. It is also used to get rid of excess fluid when losing weight, to strengthen blood vessels and capillaries, with edema or swelling of the legs.

Decoctions and infusions of parsley are used for infectious diseases, neuroses, excessive sweating, prostate diseases, obesity, flatulence.

For centuries, parsley has been used in folk medicine for all kinds of diseases: cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, digestive disorders, (to stimulate the secretion of the gastric glands, improve digestion, increase appetite, inhibit the processes of fermentation in the intestine), with cardiac edema, renal and hepatic diseases, arrhythmia , Heart failure, with functional diseases of the bladder, heart defects (decompensated), diabetes mellitus, hyacid gastritis, asthenic conditions.

Both grass and parsley seeds can increase the tone of the smooth muscles of the bladder, intestines and uterus.

Parsley curly is recommended for the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, menstrual cycle disorders, uterine weakness, uterine bleeding.

Parsley has the property of eliminating the unpleasant odor from the mouth, and due to the bactericidal property it will be useful in case of inflammation of the gums or mucous membranes of the mouth. In addition, it is a good preventive tool to maintain visual acuity.

Preparations based on parsley are used externally, for example, as an insecticide for pediculosis, as well as in cosmetology for the removal of freckles, pigment spots, and also for the treatment of bruises, abscesses, abrasions, burns and wounds, with snake bites, bees and mosquitoes , With baldness.

Examples of the use of parsley in recipes of traditional medicine

1. With edema of cardiac origin, a decoction from the root of parsley will help : in a glass of water 10 minutes. Boil the table. Spoon root and drink twice a day for 100 grams.

2. For heart defects (decompensated) or chronic coronary insufficiency, parsley is used in food in any form. In addition, effective infusion of roots and grass curly parsley: in 100 grams of boiling water for a couple of hours, insist 2 tablespoons of chopped raw materials, filter and drink before meals four times a day for 2 table. Spoons.

3. With flatulence, colic in the intestines, gastritis with high acidity helps infusion of grass or roots: pour 100 g of boiling water 2 table. Spoons of crushed raw materials, in a thermos for 5 hours, insist, filter and drink four times a day on the table. Spoon before eating.

4. As a cholagogue, you can use infusion of parsley seeds: two st. Boiled cold water pour half of the cay. Spoons of raw materials, insist 8 hours, filter and take three meals a day for 3 tables. Spoons.

5. For cystitis: 5 times a day for 2 tables. Spoons of infusion of roots and herbs (two tablespoons of crushed raw material are insisted in 100 gr of boiling water for a couple of hours, filtered and drunk.

6. With the prostatitis take the same infusion of roots and herbs 1-2 spoons four times a day before meals.

7. In case of violation of the menstrual cycle, infusion of parsley fruits is effective: two st. Cold water (boiled) pour half of the cider. Spoons of raw materials, insist 8 hours, filter and take inside every 2 hours for 2-3 tables. Spoons.

8. With uterine bleeding and painful menstruation will help infusion of herbs and roots: in 2 tbsp. Boiling water for 4 hours, insist two tables. Spoons of the crushed raw material, filter and drink before meals four times a day for 2 tables. Spoons.

9. In case of digestive disorders, infusion of fruits, roots and parsley leaves helps: a table. A spoonful of raw material is poured into half liters of boiling water, for 3 hours it is insisted in a thermos bottle and filtered. Take three times a day for chayne. Spoon.

10. When pigmented spots: the root and green are passed through a meat grinder. Kashitsu for 20 minutes. Apply to spots three times a day. The spots will disappear in a week.

11. With acne and acne: fresh juice of garden parsley (greens pass through a meat grinder) lubricate pre-cleaned affected areas. The procedure is recommended to be carried out twice a day, the course - a month.

12. Parsley juice or gruel from leaves can be used with insect bites: for this place, bites are smeared several times in succession or a layer of cotton wool soaked with juice is applied to them.

Contraindicated parsley curly with nephritis and pregnancy.

Before using this plant, consult a doctor! Be healthy!