Just like women’s hairstyles—those who once got perms, are now flat-ironing. Once curly parsley (Petroselinum crispum) was so famous and widespread due to its use in French cuisine. French cuisine began using it as a garnish on the plate as a lovely touch to a plated meal. But it became so popular that even the lowliest cafeterias were using it as garnishes to try to make their food more appealing. Enter the flat leaf variety—also known as Italian parsley—which became touted for its better flavor and ease of use in preparation, and quickly it became the symbol of the new sophistication.
But whether you go for curly or flat, Parsley is good for you–it contains folic acid, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, and those great phytochemicals, the carotenoids and the flavonoids, especially luteolin and apigenin! It also has a number of medicinal activities, such as antiurolithiasis, immunomodulation, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, gastroprotective, cytoprotective, spasmolytic, analgesic, anti-diabetic, anti-platelet, laxative, estrogenic, hypotensive, antibacterial and antifungal.
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