PEREGIL

petroselinum sativum

PEREGIL
petroselinum sativum

English: Parsley.

French: Persil.

Family: of the Umbelíferas.

Appetizer, diuretic and stimulant. Causes or regularize menstruation.

Used Part.

The whole plant: leaves, fruits and roots.

Using external cataplasm in crushed leaves, clean and heal wounds and ulcers. For insect bites.

It is unknown the exact origin of the parsley, all that is known is that it comes from the eastern Mediterranean. There are 5 or 6 similar species, but only one is the real parsley, which is presented in two forms: the flat - leaf (parsley flow) and the leaf encrespada less common (he called curly parsley.

FEATURES: Plant who lives between one and two years of thick root. The stem, which can reach one meter in height, is green, with many ramifications. The leaves, triangular, are plentiful, from jagged edges, with deep fissures, dark green, shiny and flavor particular, although it is more intense in the stem. The flowers are formed in multiple umbels (flowers at the ends of stems arising from a common point and all reach the same height) made up of other smaller umbels. And a few others have a greenish yellow. The fruit, a few balls almost as small as the head of a pin, mature during the summer.

LOCATION: It seems that parsley had its origins in Asian countries of the Mediterranean east coast extending its use as a medicinal plant thanks to the Greeks, who used to promote menstruation and urination. Today is reared in all corners of the world, possibly as adaptation of old abandoned crops: growing between the rocks alongside the road, usually in the vicinity of small rural communities.

Medicinal properties: It is stimulating aperitif and facilitates menstruation and favors the production of urine. It is a source of vitamins (very useful in disease in those who are missing, as in rickets)

COLLECTION: The leaves are cogiéndose as they are needed, as are used fresh, and no matter what time of year. The fruits should be fully ripe before separating from the plant, and this happens at the end of the summer's second year. The root contains the highest concentration of active ingredients in the autumn of the first year.

USES AND APPLICATIONS: As a culinary spice used sticks, whole, stems and leaves, crushed in a mortar; Although it is generally prefer to use extra sheets that stalks, they are many times more rich in active substances. The juice of leaves appears effective in fighting stinging from the stings of bees and mosquitoes. It is part of the syrup five - roots, diuretic and appetizer, prepared together with the fennel, celery, asparagus and RUSCO. Ranchers also used the parsley, mixed It is curious to know who the parsley, whose application was not saved any culinary cook until the Middle Ages was only grown as a medicinal plant, and thereafter began to spread its use in the kitchen until you get to be an essential herb in the kitchen today to remember what "is everywhere, like the parsley. ".

Parsley with flowers and fruits, and next to a detail of its long tapered white roots. Among its active ingredients have to mention the essential oil, which thanks to the irritant effect exerted on the kidneys triggers a diuretic action.

A branch of leaves of encrespadas parsley, known as curly parsley. This variant is typical of the Nordic countries.

Active Principles.

Leaves, seeds: Essential oil (3 - 6%) fenilpropanos (apiol, miristicina) terpenes (alpha - and beta - pinene) Flavonoids: apiósido, luteolol, apigenol. Vitamins A, B, C, minerals (iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iodine, manganese, sulfur) traces of furanocumarinas: bergapteno; enzymes: diastase.

Roots: Essential oil (0. 5 - 1%) apiol, miristicina; flavonoids: apiósido. Poliínos: falcarinol. Furanocumarinas: bergapteno, oxipeucedanina, isoimperatorina.

Drug Action.

Fruits, leaves: Flavonoids, the essential oil and potassium salts give it a diuretic action. Apiol is the aperitif, digestive, spasmolytic, emenagogo, Vasoprotectives and vasodilator, this latest action reinforced by the miristicina. For its wealth of vitamins and minerals is tonic, and anti remineralizing.

Roots: Action diuretic, softer than that of the fruit. Popularly has applications similar to those of the fruit.

Indications.

Anemia, convalescence, inappetence, dyspepsia hiposecretoras, flatulence.

States that require an increase in urine output: urinary disorders (cystitis, ureteritis, urethritis, oliguria, urolithiasis) hiperazotemia, hyperuricemia, gout, high blood pressure, edema, overweight accompanied by fluid retention.

Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.

Chewed the leaves are used to combat halitosis. Phototoxicity of furanocumarinas, could be applicable in hypopigmentation by skin diseases such as vitiligo.

Contraindications.

Hypersensitivity to apiol.

In cases of heart failure or kidney failure, as its prescription diuretic is the sole responsibility of the physician.

Unless otherwise indicated, we recommend not to prescribe essential oils through internal during pregnancy, lactation, children under six years or patients with gastritis, gastric ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, hepatopathy, epilepsy, Parkinson and other neurological diseases.

Do not administer, or topically applied to children under six years old or people with respiratory allergies or with known hypersensitivity to this or other essential oils.

Do not prescribe oral dosage forms with alcohol content to children under two years or consultants in the process of alcohol addiction.

Side Effects.

For its content apiol the essential oil may be neurotoxic and abortion. In extraterapéutivas doses can cause gastroenteritis, inflammation of the kidney parenchyma, arrhythmias and liver damage.

For its content furanocumarinas fotosensiblilizantes, the fresh plant may produce, after radiation exposure, contact dermatitis.

Caution / Poisoning.

Caution with the wild parsley: You may be confused by its similarity to the hemlock.

Take into account the alcohol content of the fluid extract and tincture.

Galenica forms / Dosage.

Fruits:

Infusion: a spoonful of dessert (leaves) a teaspoon of coffee (fruit) infused 10 minutes. Three cups a day before meals.

Fluid extract (1: 1) 30 - 50 drops, one to three times a day.

Tincture (1: 5) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times a day.

Dust: 2 to 5 g / day.

Roots:

Decoction: one tablespoon per cup of dessert. Boil five minutes to infuse for fifteen. Three cups a day before meals.

Powder: 2 to 5 g / day.

Leaves:

Infusion of leaves: a spoonful of dessert (leaves) a teaspoon of coffee (fruit) infused 10 minutes. Three cups a day before meals.

Juice of fresh plant: 10 to 15 drops, one to three times a day.

Topic: fresh leaves crushed.

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