Petrushka will render irreplaceable service to all who wish to get healthier by means of natural products. Appreciate it a unique combination of vitamins and excellent biological activity, and availability of a product for a year and long storage without loss of curative properties, simplicity of processing and preparation of various means do parsley by absolutely irreplaceable component. About in what properties this unique product differs, and we will tell further.
Caloric content and chemical composition
Greens of parsley contain antioxidants and essential oils. Also high concentration of minerals is noted that is important at a lack of iron. In 100 grams of spice it is put:
- potassium — 1000 mg;
- calcium — 245 mg;
- magnesium — 41 mg;
- sodium — 33 mg;
- sulfurs — 0.19 mg;
- phosphorus — 128 mg;
- chlorine — 160 mg;
- gland — 5.5 mg;
- iodine — 0.015 mg;
- manganese — 2.7 mg;
- copper — 0.55 mg;
- zinc — 0.9 mg;
- fluorine — 0.11 mg.
There are in parsley also a selenium and lithium.
It is a lot of in spice of a chlorophyll which participates in reaction of oxidation and represents a natural pigment. There is in greens also folic acid (116 mkg on 100 g) which is well-known for the curative properties and helps to support a healthy condition of vessels and contributes to the development of children. For this reason the grass is actively used at preparation of dietary supplements.
Important! The fresh, frozen and dried parsley practically does not change players and does not lose useful properties.
The chemical composition of spice looks thus (in 100 g of a product):
- fat oils (flavonida, apiin, diosmin, glycerides petrozelinovy acid, glucosides, naringenin) — 22%;
- essential oils (which contain coumarin, bergapten, apiol, miristitsin, and - pinene, apiolovy acid) — 2-6%;
- carotene — 0.08%;
- vitamin E — 3.7 mg;
- Riboflavinum — 0.3 mg;
- pantothenate — 0.3 mg;
- vitamin C — 166 mkg;
- fillokhinon — 0.8 mg;
- niatsin — 2.5 mg;
- pyridoxine — 0.2 mg;
- beta carotene — 5.4 mg;
- biotin — 0.4 mkg;
- apigenin;
- B1 vitamin — 0.14 mg;
- lyuteolin;
- kempferol;
- quercetin.
Greens with confidence can be included in various dietary menus, its caloric content (in 100 g) does not exceed 50 kcal.
Than parsley is useful to women
Curative properties of a plant deserve special attention and it is difficult to underestimate importance of a product. Greens are capable:
- to stabilize work of adrenal glands and a thyroid gland;
- to improve a metabolism;
- to stabilize a menstrual cycle;
- to render anti-inflammatory effect;
- to strengthen blood vessels;
- to stabilize work of a brain and oxygen balance;
- to activate digestive enzymes, to increase appetite, to excite sense of fulness;
- will help to cope with a depression and to lift forces;
- to strengthen gums;
- to have favorable effect on sight.
We recommend to learn what useful properties also sunflower seeds of a sunflower, a feijoa, dates, peanut, pomegranate, pine nuts, cashew, green tea, ginger, a feijoa, pomegranate and quail eggs for a female body possess pumpkin.
Besides, it is useful to take parsley at diseases of a stomach and duodenum and also at diseases of kidneys and an urinogenital system.
How to choose fresh greens upon purchase
Generally spice is implemented fresh. The frozen product can be met occasionally, but certain producers nevertheless resort to freezing. It is possible to buy greens practically everywhere: on a market, in shop, in open stalls, etc.
The spicy grass on the weight when it is possible to choose independently necessary volume, in bunches and in packings is implemented. But it is anyway important to estimate quality of a product and to find potential shortcomings.
As the quality product looks
As greens it is possible to be sure only when grew up it independently. And at acquisition it should be noted a number of indicators, the low-quality product is capable not only to do harm to digestive system, but also to do much harm to an organism in general.
Important! In roadside stalls it is necessary to take parsley carefully. Any greens quickly absorb dust and become hazardous to health.
So, it is safely possible to buy greens which:
- looks fresh as though it is only collected from a bed;
- dry, without moisture drops, but not sluggish;
- clean, on it there is no dust and other pollution;
- has saturated, uniform color;
- juicy (if there are zavyadshy blades, it is better to take other bunch);
- differs in bright aroma (the smell increases at demolition or a cut);
- the place of a cut — not dried up and without film (if besides there are dry leaflets, then greens are spoiled);
- if spice in packing, then a container — intact is chosen;
- without signs of damage by parasites and various diseases;
- if the product is on sale in food wrap, then without moisture.
Whether you know? Least of all fresh parsley is loved in Europe and the USA. There prefer dried spices which are convenient for storing.
What it is better to refuse
If you value the health, then it is impossible to buy parsley in such cases at all:
- if greens look mint (perhaps, so washed away traces of incorrect cultivation, storage and transportation);
- spice has a sluggish appearance;
- on leaves there are damage traces diseases and wreckers;
- leaflets are torn, with spots and an unclear raid;
- leaflets began to turn yellow and dry up (most likely, such grass was long and incorrectly stored);
- the sticky or too shining leaves say that greens were processed chemicals which can not wash off and do much harm to health;
- when greens have many damages (fragmentary leaflets, the broken stalks, etc.);
- parsley has no smell or the aroma differs in unpleasant notes (the lack of aroma happens as a result of cultivation by means of chemical medicines, and the fetid odor can speak about rotting of a product);
- if parsley dusty and dirty.
How to keep fragrant greens as long as possible
What was not used can be sent for storage in the fridge, however it is worth remembering that to store a product near meat or cheese on costs. But also thus to store long the product will not turn out: it is the best of all to place it in the freezer, previously having wrapped up in food wrap. Thus it will be possible to keep moisture and useful qualities.
It is possible to keep freshness of greens, having placed a bunch in water (as a bouquet of flowers). At the room temperature it will remain fresh no more than a week, and in the fridge — month.
As use in cookery
This spice is applied in various national cuisines: Japanese, east, American, European, African. Parsley is perfectly combined with stewed and fresh vegetables, with meat and fish dishes. Culinary specialists add a parsley root to garnishes.
Learn more about useful properties and application in cookery: rosemary, basil, cilantro, spinach, fennel, nettle, celery, melissa and fennel.
Besides, each chef has several parsley dishes: soups, tomatoes with parsley, vegetable marrows with greens and garlic, stewed mushrooms and other.
As seasoning parsley practically does not lose the qualities at long thermal processing.
Certainly, the big advantage can be received from fresh greens. Therefore it is recommended to decorate dishes fresh green branches.
As it is possible to use in the medical purposes
Simple consumption of parsley is enough to improve the state of health of a fine half. However there are separate recipes helping to keep health and beauty.
At painful periods
It is recommended to use parsley to the women having complications with periods — essential oils help to normalize a cycle, and apiol softens premenstrual with cider and helps to lower physical and psychoemotional pressure. To feel more comfortably, during the menstrual period recommend to have tea with parsley.
Simple recipe: in a teapot 3-4 tablespoons of spice are put, filled in with boiled water and 10-15 minutes infuse. After that infusion is filtered, add honey and 5-10 drops of a lemon (to taste).
Whether you know? As foodstuff parsley was not used till the 10th century. It was considered as weeds and was applied only in traditional medicine and cosmetology.
At hypostases
That parsley contains potassium it effectively helps to struggle with puffiness. For this purpose it is possible to make tea from roots and greens of a grass:
- Leaflets and backs are crushed.
- ¼ glasses are filled in to the brim with boiled water and 5-7 minutes infuse. After — it is filtered and drunk in a warm look.
- It is possible to add honey or a lemon. It is necessary to drink such drink on 2 liters a day.
At indigestions
Will help to improve digestion and to revitalize intestinal microflora in general the chlorophyll and natural acids which are contained in parsley. For this purpose it is possible to use the following recipe:
- Parsley is washed out and filled in for 15 minutes with cold water.
- The back is cleaned and crushed.
- All this is crushed later in the blender or the juice extractor, juice is wrung out.
- It is possible to add apple cider vinegar (1:3) to drink.
- To accept 50 ml on a hungry stomach.
For removal of an itch after stings of insects
At bruises and for removal of irritations after a sting of insects such lotions will help: fresh leaves of greens are crushed in the blender (or are knifed small, fray hands), grease with the received juice the place of a sting and fix at several o'clock by a bandage.
Whether you know? In Russia, parsley was used as contraceptive. Then believed that the greens eaten for dinner will provide reliable protection.
Application in house cosmetology
Cosmetologists resort to the help of this spicy grass for a long time. From it prepare masks, lotions, tonics and infusions for toning and clarification of skin.
Mask from wrinkles
Weight from parsley will become excellent substitute of ready creams from wrinkles:
- 10 g of the crushed greens fill in 200 ml of boiled water and insist 3-5 hours.
- Impregnate with this solution a napkin and put for 15 minutes on a face. It is possible to do such mask daily.
From dark circles under eyes
To get rid of shadows under the eyes, it is recommended to put the parsley crushed to gruel for 15 minutes under eyes then wash cool water. Such mask will refresh the person and will give a healthy look.
It is possible to make such compress:
- tablespoon of a grass to fill in 200 ml of boiled water and to allow to infuse ¼ hours;
- cotton pads are moistened in infusion and put on eyes for 15 minutes.
If you want to get rid of black circles and at the same time to feed skin, it is possible to use such recipe: the teaspoon of the crushed parsley and 2 same spoons of sour cream mix up and applied for ¼ hours on eyelids.
Important! After one procedure the circles under eyes will not disappear. Such masks need to be done regularly.
The bleaching face lotion
Fine means for fight against freckles and pigmentary spots — lotion from parsley. To get rid of spots on a face, it is necessary to use means daily as tonic, in the morning and in the evening. It is simple to prepare it: 1 tablespoon is filled in with ½ glass of boiled water and sticks to about a minute on weak fire.
After broth is ready, it is cooled and filtered. For strengthening of effect it is possible to add a lemon. It is necessary to store tonic in the fridge.
For strengthening of hair
For improvement of hair it is possible to use such infusion:
- the teaspoon of pounded seeds of parsley mixes up with alcohol and olive (corn) oil (on 2 teaspoons);
- the received weight is rubbed in head skin. Such masks will return become invalid to hair and will add them healthy gloss.
It will be useful for you to read about the best recipes of face packs and hair from a celery.
Contraindications and harm
It is a little restrictions on application of parsley. Generally the people having diseases of kidneys and a bladder are not recommended to use these greens. It speaks simply — spice has powerful diuretic property.
It is not necessary to abuse parsley and to pregnant women. There is an opinion that it can cause termination of pregnancy, but so happens only at the use of a large number.
At excessive consumption at the people inclined to an allergy, parsley can aggravate allergic reactions and to become the reason of appearance of rash on skin.
Before inclusion in a diet of this spice people who have chronic illnesses of a GIT or epilepsy need to get advice of the doctor. Consumption of a large number of parsley can even cause such symptoms in healthy people:
- headache;
- rapid loss of weight;
- nausea;
- muscle pains, spasms;
- chair with blood impregnations.
Whether you know? In translation from Latin parsley means growing on stones. And indeed, this grass perfectly feels on stony soil and is characterized by unpretentiousness.
At all these signs it is necessary to refuse immediately parsley and to see a doctor. Such reaction of an organism can be symptom of diseases at which it is not recommended to eat these greens.
We described the main properties of parsley which women can use. Now this unique plant will help to keep beauty and health, will add bright paints to dishes. But it is worth remembering that positive impact will be had by only fresh greens.