Uses: bronchitis, local pain, urinary infection. kidneys
Origin: Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, United States.
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Crispy parsley is a well known and nutritious culinary herb. The leaves have a high content of vitamins A, C, and E, as well as breath freshening chlorophyll, bone strengthening flourine, and minerals. Parsley seeds and root have diuretic properties and have been used to treat high blood pressure, cystitis, gout, and other forms of arthritis. It is approved by Commission E for urinary infections and stones. In ancient Greece, parsley was associated with death, and wreaths of parsley were placed on graves.
Toxicity:
Parsley is a strong uterine stimulant, and its seeds and root should not be taken during pregnancy or by individuals with kidney disease.
Part used::
Seeds, Leaves
Origin:
Mediterranean
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Origin
Native to Europe, now cultivated throughout India.
Action:
Diuretic (used for bladder disorders, painful urination, retention of excess fluid in the tissues), antispasmodic, uterine tonic, emmenagogue, sedative (used for PMS and menopausal hot flushes, also in prostatitis), carminative, expectorant, aperient, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory.
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Origin:
Nigeria
Part used
whole plant
Medicinal uses
vitamin c,stimulant,asthma,conjunctivitis
Parte utilizada:
Frutos, hojas y raíces.
Propiedades:
Refrescante, depurativo, diurético y emenagogo.
Indicaciones:
Como diurético en hidropesía e inflamaciones de la vejiga y del riñón. Como emenagogo para provocar la menstruación.
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2) Hull, Kathleen; Photog. Hull, Meredith /Indiana Medical History Museum: Guide to the Medicinal Plant Garden./ USA: Indiana Medical History Museum. 2010. -- p. 58.
3) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 477.
4) Abd El-Ghani1, Monier M./ Traditional medicinal plants of Nigeria: an overview: Agric. Biol. J. N. Am., 2016, 7(5): 220-247. - p. 244.
5) María Stella Cáceres A.; et al./ MANUAL DE USO DE HIERBAS MEDICINALES
DEL PARAGUAY/ Fundación Celestina de Pérez Almada con apoyo de Unesco Montevideo. p. 61.