Properties that you didn't know the parsley

Did you know that parsley can help to fight diseases such as anemia, amenorrhoea, halitosis, or fluid retention? In addition, this plant, which grows wild, also has digestive and cleansing properties that make it an indispensable medicinal plant have always at hand.
Discover in this article all their properties, how grow it and some tricks to use original and usual way in the kitchen.

1- Its cultivation:

This plant appears naturally in fresh places, close to walls and rocks, and it appears to many people that live in the field easily on their land. Anyway we can also grow it in a pot to always ensure a good amount of fresh parsley.

2- Nutritional values:

Parsley, while has been very despised as a medicinal plant, has some excellent nutrients for our health. It is rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron or zinc, and vitamins C, B (especially folic acid) and A. In addition, it is rich in antioxidants and essential oils with many healthy properties.

3- Health properties:

Below we highlight the main properties that gives us health when we consume it on a regular basis.
It promotes digestion, helping to prevent flatulence and fighting the lack of appetite.
It fights the retention of liquids due to its diuretic properties, which are due to an essential oil which contains, known as apiol. This is not only useful in the case of overweight by accumulation of liquids or inflammations, it is also beneficial if we suffer certain rheumatic or cardiac diseases. In addition, tratay prevents the formation of kidney stones.
It prevents and combats anemia due to its content of iron, folic acid and vitamin C, three nutrients that play an indispensable role in the treatment of this problem. Thanks to these nutritional values is also excellent to treat amenorrhea or absence of rules, since it promotes the menses. In addition, due to its content in natural estrogens also it is recommended to minimize the negative effects of menopause.
It is a great cleanser, so it is excellent to help eliminate toxins from our body.
It eliminates bad breath. We simply chewing fresh parsley leaves daily.

4- How to use it:

It is ideal to use fresh parsley as long as we can, since it is the way in which better retains all its properties. Some people not want to acquire it because is them tends to spoil, but then you is some ideas so you can make advantage:
For seasoning any dish of food: meat, fish, egg, pasta, stew, etc.
You can let it dry, grind it in a grinder and mix it with sea salt. Keep it closed and you will have a delicious seasoned salt. You can also add other herbs.
You can cut it and freeze it to have it always ready to cook.
You can include the fresh parsley in your green smoothies or fresh juices.
Infusion, boil the fresh parsley for five minutes and rest for two minutes.
Finally, if you want to carry out an intensive treatment for a health problem, we recommend that you acquire it in the form of an herbal extract.

5- Parsley broth cubes:

We're going to be surprised with this very original way to make stock cubes that you can use in soups, stews, rice dishes, pasta, etc. You must not miss when it comes to cooking vegetables, since its use will help us make the dish less flatulent.
You  bite well fine fresh parsley. You can also chop if wish you, other culinary or aromatic, preferably dry, plants such as celery, chives, Sage, etc. You can also add some spice powder, paprika, cumin, etc.
You will need an ice bucket. You will fill in the hollow of each cube with this mixture of oil, parsley and other culinary herbs.
You always retain it in the freezer and when you need stock cubes only have to remove them.
The parsley to abuse during pregnancy and lactation is not recommended. We recommend consulting with a doctor or naturopath before any treatment, especially if we suffer any illness or take medication.
Try these easy and useful homemade tips.your comments will highly appreciated.