Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a biennial plant, native to Mediterranean areas. Grows wild in the woods and meadows of temperate zones, it fears the cold.
It is a herbaceous plant . It has a robust root to taproot yellowish white. The leaves are completely hairless and have a jagged outline triangular, or may be bipennatosette tripennatosette. L ' inflorescence is a umbrella consists of fifty small flowers five white petals, sometimes tinged blue-purple or yellowish. Il Prezzemolo può essere attaccato da diversi insetti :
larve di maggiolino e oziorrinco (ne mangiano le radici).
afidi . Attaccano la pianta adulta, facendo arricciare le foglie con le loro punture.
Più frequente, nell'ambito delle malattie crittogamiche , is the cercospora : evidence of the condition occurs with the finding of puntole amber, which are mycelia . The leaves and stems, and more rarely the root are the parts used for both fresh consumption and for the preparation of sauces.
is an ingredient of many dishes and many sauces. It has a pungent and slightly bitter flavor that enlivens the flavor of other herbs.
The wrap Pounded leaves are used to soothe insect bites, bruises and toothache. The pulp of the leaves applied to the breast milk to regress.
Parsley has diuretic properties and sweat, mainly due to a substance flavones: the apioside. Nell'erboristeria Chinese is also used as a remedy for high blood pressure.
was formerly used as an emmenagogue and abortifacient, because of trans, a major component, which contracts the smooth muscle of the intestine, bladder and uterus. It 'not recommended for use in mass quantities is not controlled, since in this case it may cause considerable disturbance and intoxication.
A causa del suo effetto abortivo, il prezzemolo non deve essere consumato in quantità eccessive da donne gravide.
È velenoso per gatti, pappagalli e piccoli animali in genere, che infatti di norma evitano di cibarsene.
