What is parsley
Parsley is native to the Mediterranean coast, Europe and the United States and Japan cultivation is more common. Parsley contains a large amount of iron, vitamin A and vitamin C, is a kind of parsley leafy vegetables, western cuisine should be used more, more seat cold dishes or dishes on the decorative, but also can be used as spices, but also available for raw food, especially after eating onions and garlic chew a little bit of parsley leaves, you can eliminate the mouth and teeth in the odor. Parsley, English name Parsley, also known as French incense, parsley, French parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, parsley, for the umbelliferae family, the genus parsley 2012 herbs. The young leaves are eaten as a pungent vegetable. Fresh root and stem juice can be used for medicinal purposes. Native to the Mediterranean coast. West Asia, Ancient Greece and Rome as early as BC has begun to use, more cultivated in China, mainly for the application of the Western food industry, is indispensable to the Western food spices seasoning dishes and decorative vegetables, suitable for raw food, need to be supplied throughout the year.
Parsley is not celery
Parsley and celery are two different plants. Biologically, parsley belongs to the genus Petroselinum, while celery belongs to the genus Celery. Parsley is used more often in Western cuisine, mostly as a cold dish or a garnish on the dish. Celery is a kind of health care vegetable, which was introduced from abroad and has been widely cultivated. Parsley and Chinese celery (Chinese celery) have the same nutritional and therapeutic value.
Functions of Parsley
The leaves of parsley contain a variety of volatile plant oils, and are therefore mostly used as a pungent flavoring agent, or as a decorative side dish and flavoring for fruit and vegetable salads. Parsley leaves can eliminate bad breath, such as eating onions and garlic, chew a little parsley leaves, can eliminate the odor in the mouth. Parsley fruit (i.e., seeds) and the volatile oil extracted from the root group, containing flavonoids, with diuretic detoxification and antiseptic effect.
The content of diuretic essential oil in the fruit is 2.6%, and the content in the root is 0.1% to 0.3%, so the medicinal effect of the fruit is higher than that of the root. In Western countries, the medical profession recommends parsley for use in vegetable dietary recipes for the treatment of nephritis, cystitis, and prostatitis, or in blends with diuretic herbs. Parsley oil is also used in Western dentistry for local anesthesia and antibacterial treatment of the gums.