Amazing health benefits of parsley underrated



Curly parsley often used as a garnish  - far too nutritious
to be limited to that





Flat-leaf / Italian / Continental parsley
known for it's stronger flavour

I have grown parley successfully in our small plot, and what's more, from seed. It likes rich, well dug soil and a sunny position (it grows in part sun in our plot). What I like about it that it keeps on growing, actually being a biennial and is always ready to be harvested to be used in salads, savoury dishes such as pasta and as a garnish. I read that in USA it is most often used as a garnish, but it is far too good for just that! Keep reading and eat more parsley.

Clara
petroselinum crispum
Parsley is one of the most important herbs for providing vitamins to the body. It's like an immune-enhancing multi-vitamin and mineral complex in green plant form.
With more vitamin C than any other vegetable - three times as much as oranges and about the same as blackcurrants, twice as much iron as spinach, rich in Vitamin A it also contains folate, potassium, calcium and flavonoids that act as antioxidants.


Raw parsley cleanses the blood, maintains elasticity of blood vessels, and is said to benefit the sexual system. Chewing parsley prevents bad breath!

History
The English introduced it to the world after getting it from the Romans who got it from the Ancient Greeks who thought that Hercules used a garland of parsley so they would crown the winners of games and war with garlands of parsley in honor of the great feats of Hercules. Greek soldiers fed parsley to their horses so they would run better.

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