Parsley is often used to garnish dishes and adds a flamboyant appeal with its pretty mediteranian leaves and is also used as an ingredient in various dishes but the benefits of parsley to our bodies is where the true beauty lies in this splendid herb that has been around for more than 2000 years.
Here are some natural benefits that you can attain from parsley:
Nutritional Values:
Parsley is an extremely great source of:
• Vitamin K – Great for bone health
• Vitamin C – Immune booster
• Beta Carotene – For healthy eyesight
• Antioxidant - Protects the body against free-radical damage and serves as an age defiant. (apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin.)
• Folate - encourages heart health
• Chlorophyll - anti-bacterial
Parsley helps prevent Kidney Stones:
Parsley can support healthy kidney functions and prevent kidney stones despite its contents of oxalates. By ingesting parsley the number of calcium oxalate deposits can be reduced, these are the deposits that cause kidney stones and it also helped kidney stones to be broken down in an animal case study; this study was published in Urology Journal
Parsley is a pain Reducer:
Parsley can be a great aid when it comes to alleviating Joint Pain the reason for this, is that the herb has anti-inflammatory properties that will bring relief from joint pain when added to your daily diet.
Parsley fights fatigue:
By adding as little as two teaspoons of parsley to your daily diet you will be increasing your iron intake. Iron is a necessary factor when it comes to the body’s energy levels. This also deems Parsley a great dietary addition to Anemic people.
Parsley is a great soldier in the war against cancer:
Parsley contains a cocktail of cancer-fighting compounds. Here are four ways that parsley fights against cancer:
• It acts as an antioxidant, destroying free radicals before they damage cells.
• It protects DNA from damage that can lead to cancer or other diseases
• It inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells in the body.
• It inhibits the migration of cancer cells in the body.
Parsley strengthens the immune system:
Parsley aids our bodies in the fight against:
• Allergies
• Auto-immune disorders
• And persistent inflammatory disorders.
This is because the essential oil in parsley has the ability to suppress an overstimulated immune response.
Parsley promotes healthy Blood Vessels
Parsley is a great source of folic acid a needed acid in the b Vitamin group that helps your body reduce homocysteine in the blood vessels that can lead to damage in said vessels if the levels are too high, thus raising the risks of a stroke and heart attack.
Parsley is a great form of Detox.
In order for our bodies to detox our livers needs to produce liver enzymes. Apigenin and myristicin helps our livers by boosting the productivity of these enzymes, and they are both found in parsley.
Ingesting parsley also aids in combating:
• Diabetes
• Atherosclerosis
• Asthma
• Spasms
• Indigestion and more
Parsley can even be used topically to alleviate itching or as a mouthwash that combats halitosis
In Spain Parsley is even used to bring sheep into heat sooner.
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Great post, thank you for sharing!
Just a pleasure!
Very nice. I love Parsley
Thank you so much for commenting, I love parsley too!
I grow parsley and cilantro in my garden, both make yummy green smoothies and pesto 😜
That is stunning... OOOOh basil pesto has o be my favorite!!
I love parsley! I know it gets "overlooked" quite a bit as an herb, and people think of it as "common" because it's used as garnish on pretty much anything.
And that's really too bad-- so nice to see an "on praise of parsley" post like this!
One of my favorite uses is as breath freshener after having eaten a lot of fresh garlic. Works wonders...
Especially if you are a garlic lover... I am considdered a repeat offender in that little guilty pleasures department :D So parsley is a dear friend of mine LOL
Have a look at Watercress :)
Oh yummy, I like watercress a lot. Oh and the health benifits of watercress is amazing! I will be doing a post on it in the near future: Thank you for the comment and support, really appreciated!! :D
Right On :) I thought you might know about watercress and when you post please also tell us about your favorite way to grow it.
That is a great idea
Thank you for the post!
I know that parsley is very useful, but the details were not familiar to me!
I am grateful for your comment and support, and I am very happy that you could learn something from my post!
Kind regards
I love Tabuli.
I have never tried it!
Great info!! Must keep my parsley shrub growing!! :)
YES YOU MUST! It is a great attribute to any household!
This was great! I had no idea that parsley had so many benefits, though it does remind me that once upon a time I had a juicer and I used to do carrots and parsley in the morning. It gave me more of an energy lift than coffee!
Oh yes please... I loved to make fresh juices once when i still had a juicer, unfortunately I think that it got lost in my last move... I think
I am dying to have your opinion of this, apologies for imposing...
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Oh my goodness, I somehow missed this, with all the new people commenting my replies get out of control!
I know exactly what you mean!