Description:
Not to be confused with Petroselinum crispum
The whole herb is
astringent,
demulcent,
diuretic and refrigerant. It is used mainly as an
infusion in the treatment of kidney and bladder complaints (including
cystitis and recurrent
urinary infections),
jaundice etc. A very valuable remedy, acting violently but safely by promoting the flow of urine.
The plant can be harvested in early summer and used fresh or dried. The herb is considered to be most efficacious when it is freshly collected and dried.
Combines well with Pellitory of the wall or
Bachu for
kidney stone.
Cultivation:
Annual growing to 0.05m by 0.2m . It is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to October, and the seeds ripen from July to November. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile. We rate it 2 out of 5 for usefulness.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
Succeeds in most well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. The plant tolerates stony or gravelly soils as well as both acid and alkaline conditions. It grows well in a short lawn.
This is an aggregate species that contains a number of very closely related species
Plant info:
Rosaceae
Tags: herbs, alternative medicine, Parsley Piert, aphanes arvensis,
