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Not Just For Garnish

Commonly used as a garnish in restaurants, this garden herb and popular soup additive provides more than just fresh breath. The humble parsley herb has been used since ancient times as a common medicinal plant. Parsley juice will immediately enter the blood stream, when drank as a juice, and provide a powerful impact right away.

Ancient Games

Heroes at the Isthmian games were decorated with garlands of parsley as were their maidens. It was thought to be a sign of good fertility. This may be due to its ability to increase and regulate menstrual flow in women. This may be due to the presence of apiol, which is part of the female endocrine system hormones.

In ancient times, parsley was used to treat wounds, in poultices, for boils, cysts, and to draw fluid from wounds. It contains one of the most potent sources of chlorophyll which oxidizes the blood. In the middle ages, it was also used for many conditions including treating tooth decay and diseases related to scurvy. This was mainly due to its high concentrations of vitamin-C and chlorophyll. It also contains vitamin-A, which likely is why it was used for treating vision ailments.

In Greek and Roman times, herbalists were often in awe of parsley because of the good effects it had on health, without ever knowing why. We now know why. Parsley is a rich source of many trace minerals, essential vitamins, and powerful phytonutrients.  It was used to fight malaria and treat dropsy and water retention.

The chlorophyll alone will help neutralize bad breath, even garlic breath, and is often used in chewing gum. The chlorophyll it contains is also said to clean and detox the body, particularly the kidneys, liver, and urinary tract. It is also excellent for the colon because it encourages the peristaltic wave in the intestine. The chlorophyll oxidizes the blood as quickly as iron does and assists in alkalizing the blood. Parsley is excellent for digestion as it stimulates the natural gastric juice flow and bile flow.

Today's Value

Researchers have found parsley to be beneficial in treating kidney stones, as a diuretic, for rheumatism, and for treating menstrual disorders. The high quantity of vitamin-C alone assists the body in absorbing more iron in digestion. It also settles the stomach and is a good body stimulant.

Myristicin, a volatile oil found in parsley, is undergoing research for its ability to inhibit tumor formation in the lungs. It has also been shown to activate the enzyme glutathione-S-tranveratase. This means helps glutathione attach to oxidized molecules in the body which would otherwise be damaging.

Vitamin-C in parsley is extremely high, as much as three times more than oranges, and far more than any other culinary vegetable. It also contains high amounts of iron, manganese, calcium, potassium, and other vitamins and minerals.

Parsley is perhaps one of the most underused healthy herbs on the planet. It's truly unappreciated, as many diners push it aside on their plates. For all the abuse it gets today by modern man, parsley has so much to give us.

In addition to adding fresh, dark green parsley to fresh salads and soups, it can be added in small amounts to vegetables juice, on sandwiches, or even eaten fresh, as is. Fresh parsley actually tastes sweet, where dried parsley is a bit bitter.

You can find parsley juice, the most potent form of parsley, in each glass of Delicious Greens 8000 super food drink. You can enjoy all the healthy benefits of parsley and over 40 other fruits and vegetables in mint, berry, or chocolate flavor. Bottoms up!