Parsley. Cultivation and its health benefits

Parsley is a plant or herb widely used in the kitchen, for the preparation of various meals but little known by people for medicinal use. This article describes how to grow it, know its properties and the main health benefits.

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Parsley can usually grow anywhere it can be planted, making it easy to find in supermarkets. If you want to harvest parsley in your home, it is simple to plant, which is described below:

• Have a medium or large flowerpot
• Bury the parsley seeds to not more than one centimeter deep
• Spray with water

Frequently irrigate the planting with little water and subject it to the natural environment with adequate sunlight, the harvest of this plant will be obtained within three months.

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Health benefits

• Provides vitamin C and beta-carotene, strengthening the immune system.
• Ability to protect the liver and intestines of different types of cancer that + can affect them.
• Protects the brain by preventing tumors that may occur at any time.
• Parsley possesses great stimulating properties of digestion, it is antiflatulent.
• Contains antioxidants that protect aging cells, maintaining skin healthy, by having antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties
• Provides minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, iron and sulfur
• Prevents anemia and considered a natural diuretic
• Prevents and relieves bladder infections.
• Keeps the kidneys healthy.
• Avoid bad breath and purify the blood of the body.
• It is of great help in the treatment against arthritis.

The parsley can be eaten raw in salads according to your taste, prepare smoothies with some fruit of your preference by adding some parsley leaves. We can also prepare it in infusion to promote good digestion and reduce any inflammation.

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If you wish to prepare a parsley tea, it is recommended to boil two cups of water with a few sprigs of parsley, let it rest and strain to drink it later. It can be taken twice a day.