One of the Best Herbal Remedies on the Market for

Inflammatory Arthritis, Cardiovascular Health

 

Parsley is known to have many different health benefits and has been used in aiding the body against many different ailments. It contains more vitamin C than any other standard culinary vegetable and has approximately three times as much as oranges and about the same as black currants.

 

The iron content which is twice as much as spinach is considered exceptional. The plant itself is a good source of potassium, calcium, and manganese. It also contains flavonoids that act as antioxidants, which help the body in natural pain relief.

 

The volatile oils contained in parsley, particularly myristicin, have been shown to aid in inhibiting certain tumor formations in animal studies, and particularly, tumor formation in the lungs. Myristicin has also been shown to activate the enzyme glutathione-S-transferase, which helps attach the molecule glutathione to oxidized molecules that would otherwise do damage in the body.

 

The activity of parsley's volatile oils qualify it as a "chemoprotective" food. This means that this is a food that can help in neutralizing certain types of carcinogens. These carcinogens are like the benzopyrenes that are part of cigarette smoke and charcoal grill smoke.

 

This explains why people who consume healthy amounts of vitamin C-containing foods have reduced risks for all these conditions. Vitamin C is also a powerful anti-inflammatory agent, which explains its usefulness in conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. And since vitamin C is needed for the healthy function of the immune system, it can also be helpful for preventing recurrent ear infections or colds.

 

It is also known that beta carotene, another important antioxidant, works in the fat-soluble areas of the body. Diets with beta carotene-rich foods are also associated with a reduced risk for the development and progression of conditions like atherosclerosis, diabetes, and colon cancer. Similar to vitamin C, beta carotene may also be helpful in reducing the severity of asthma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

 

Parsley is an excellent source of folic acid which is one of the most important B vitamins. While it plays many roles in the body, one of its most critical roles that it plays is the relation it has to cardiovascular health as it is necessary in the participation in the process through which the body converts homocysteine into benign molecules.