Medicinal Properties of Parsley
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Parsley is a member of the Carrot family. It is one of the most widely used herb to garnish restaurant meals, its also added as ingredients to soup dishes, sauces and stew. But only few people are aware that parsleys also has some medicinal properties.
Parsley Medicinal Properties:
- The chlorophyll in parsleys is a great help to prevent bad breath, I guess that's the reason why it is put as garnishing to meals, so it can be use as breath freshener after meal.
- Parsley helps to stimulates urination, making it a good adjunct to any therapy for breast discomfort, kidney stones, bladder stones, gravel, urinary infections and urinary difficulties.
- It is also being use in Premenstrual discomforts and other female related problems, this could be due to the fact that Parsley's phytochemicals are mildly estrogenic. It is also rich in boron and fluoride that might help against osteoporosis.
- Parsley can also help inhibit the body's histamines, which is the reason naturopathic healers use this to treat colds and congestions.
- Parleys extract can help in the treatment of bruise mark when applied topically.
Some of the Ailments where parsley is beneficial; Kidney Stones, Urinary Problems, Bad Breath, Breast Milk Deficiency, Frigidity, Hair loss, Heart Problems, Respiratory, Arthritic Pain, Problems, Infection, High Blood Pressure, Jaundice, Liver Disease, Skin Problems, Stomachache and even tumors.
Direction for use: Chew on a sprig of two after meal. You can also put 1 to 2 teaspoon of dried parsley leaves or roots in a cup of hot water daily, or ½ to 1 teaspoon of parsley extract three times a day, 2 to 4 tablespoons of fresh herb daily, or ½ to 1 teaspoon of root extract daily.
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jstankevicz says:
2 years ago
I hope the flat leaf Italian parsley is as healthy, because the curly stuff is so bitter. Nice HubPage.