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Medicinal

Traditional Herbal Medicine Registration (THMR).

Other use

Used as a garnish or as a flavouring in salads and many cooked dishes.

Toxicity

Contains Apiol, and Elemicin, alkylbenzenes, which are probably carcinogenic in that they cause DNA changes. They are both genotoxic. Contains 8-methoxy-psoralen, a furocoumarin, which is genotoxic and possibly carcinogenic. Produced adenomas and adenocrciomas of the kidney, and adenocarcinomas of the Zymbal gland.
van den Berg, S.J.P.L., Restani, et al., P.. (2011). Levels of Genotoxic and Carcinogenic Compounds in Plant Food Supplements and Associated Risk Assessment. Food and Nutrition Science 2: 989-1010. link

Geographical distribution

  • Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northwest
  • Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., Arizona
  • Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California
  • Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., Nevada

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum Danert

Family: APIACEAE
Genus: Petroselinum
Species: crispum
Variety: neapolitanum Danert
Common names: Flat-leaved Parsley
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Petroselinum vulgare
Distribution summary: Origin uncertain
Habit: Biennial
Hardiness: H2 - Tender; cool or frost-free greenhouse
Habitat: Scrub and waste land
Garden status: Not currently grown
Flowering months: June, July, August, September
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use


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