Author: Sinaga
Parsley
(Petroselinum crispum) is a plant that is green and suitable for use as food in
the form of seeds. These plants as
food sources of iron. Usually
suitable for use in foodstuffs such as pizza and spaghetti. Used
as oil, root, and so on.
Parsley
is not just decoration dish or garnish. Plants
are known by the Latin name Petroselinum crispum it is an herb that has a
"million" benefits to the body. One of them ferociously
against breast cancer. The
team of researchers from the University
of Missouri found levels
of a substance called apigenin in parsley and celery were effective against
breast cancer and some types of tumors associated with the hormone progestin.
and
parsley as an anti-cancer drug
"We
know that apigenin slow the progression of breast cancer cells in three ways:
by inducing cell death, inhibiting cell proliferation, and by reducing the
reaction of genes associated with cancer growth," said Salman Hyder, a
researcher of the study, quoted by the Huffington Post.
Professor
of biomedical was added, in a test using rats revealed that apigenin intake
trigger constriction of blood vessels that contribute to feed cancer cells.
"When
the smaller vessels mean flow of nutrients is limited. It will also
automatically block the spread of tumor cells and cancer," said the
researchers who published their study in the journal Hormones and Cancer.
Medicinal
Plants in the World
Dr.
Denice Moffat, nutrition experts of the American Naturopathic Medical
Association, said that parsley is one of the seven most efficacious medicinal
plants in the world, in addition to ginger, oregano, cinnamon, turmeric, sage,
and red chili powder.
Parsley is very rich in
nutrients. Besides
high in iron, leaves the "holy" Greece it also contains calcium,
protein, folic acid, beta-carotene, chlorophyll, a substance antioxidant,
antibacterial agents, and vitamins A, B12, and C.
In
addition to fighting cancer, the foliage is planted since 2,000 years ago it
could be relied upon to resolve various complaints such as anemia, indigestion,
liver, high blood pressure, cholesterol, kidney, lung, female hormonal or
menstrual disorders, visual disturbances, cough, fever, and bad breath.
Consumption
of parsley can be done by mixing it directly into serving dishes or fruit
juice. For
medical therapy, can also boil. However,
do not consume parsley in excess portion because the oil content is toxic. Pregnant
and nursing women should not eat them.
source: kosmo.vivanews
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