And parsley As Anti Cancer Drugs

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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.

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