Curative Properties of Parsley
Parsley is one among the most popular herbs in the world. Most of the people use parsley for garnishing their food while many of them are unaware of its medicinal uses.
Parsley is a highly nutritious herb that can be used for treating many health ailments. There are different varieties of parsley available in the world but the most widely used ones are flat leaf parsley, curly parsley, Italian parsley etc.
Nutrients in Parsley
Parsley is a rich source of vitamins like vitamin C, K, A, folate etc. Parsley also contains iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and volatile oils like myristicin, eugenol, limonene and alpha-thujene. It is also rich in flavonoids like apigenin, luteolin, apiin and crisoeriol. These oils and flavonoids play an important role in imparting the medicinal properties to parsley.
Health Benefits of Taking Parsley
Detoxifier
Parsley act as a detoxifier and it wards off the unwanted toxic substances from our body through the urine. It helps to dissolve the sticky substances attached to the blood vessels and also aids to keep the elasticity of the blood vessels. Hence it can protect us from kidney stones, gall stones, urinary infections, bladder stones etc.
Protects Heart
Parsley which is rich in folate can convert the harmful homocysteine present in our body to more harmless products. Homocysteine if present may cause damage to the blood vessels and artery. Regular intake of parsley also helps to lower the high blood pressure and the level of bad cholesterol in the blood. Thus parsley helps to keep the heart in good condition.
This is a condition developed due to the accumulation of uric acid in different parts of the body like joints, muscles etc. Parsley being a detoxifier can clean the blood by removing the toxic substances and as diuretic it will increase the flow of urine and thus eliminate excess salt, uric acid, water etc from the body.
Parsley thus purifies the blood and stimulates the circulation of the blood through out the body by removing the uric acid accumulated in the body. Thus parsley plays an important role in protecting the body from rheumatoid arthritis.
The vitamins and flavoniods present in parsley gives anti-oxidant property to the herb. Parsley can also be used for antimicrobial purpose and for improving the vision.
