Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W.ApiaceaeSalsinhaParsleyFitraasaaliyumKarafs-e-KohiPasiliPEREJIL 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.

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