PARSLEY SYLVESTER
levísticolevisticum officinale
PARSLEY SYLVESTER
levísticolevisticum officinale
Other Names:
Celery Monte
,
Legústico
,
Parsley
Wild.
It's like
a
big wild
celery
, with interesting culinary and medicinal applications. In
central
Europe it is used as
a
condiment its roots crushed, because its
flavor
is similar to that of
pepper
. The hollow stems are used as straws to suck hot
liquid
in the event of
a
cold.
Habitat:
originating in the countries bordering the western Mediterranean,
has
been widely grown throughout Europe and in some regions of
America
. In Spain is in the Pyrenees.
Description:
perennial plant of the
family
of Umbelíferas, which reaches 1 - 2 meters high. Stem robust
but
hollow. Its flowers are
yellow
or greenish, and are arranged in terminal umbels.
Used parts:
the root in
spring
, leaves and seeds in early
autumn
.
Properties and indications:
the root contains an
essential
oil, coumarin, starch, tannin and
vitamin
C
. It is
a
good diuretic and tonic
stomach
; facilitates digestion when there is
a
shortage of gastric juice, as with
chronic
gastritis
and digestive slack. The leaves have the same properties,
though
with less intensity. The seeds are
carmine
(remove
intestinal
gas) and emenagogas (increased
menstrual
flow) as all plants of the
family
of Umbelíferas.
Use:
as
a
condiment: the leaves and / or root powder. Following in infusion of 20 grams per
liter
of water,
a
cup after
each
meal. Infuse the leaves with 30 grams per
liter
of water,
a
cup after meals. In infusion of seeds with 30 grams per
liter
of water, take 2 or 3 cups
a
day.
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