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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

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W.Hill 'Moss Curled'

Family: APIACEAE
Genus: Petroselinum
Species: crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W.Hill
Cultivar: 'Moss Curled'
Distribution summary: Garden origin
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Europe & Mediterranean (E)
Flowering months: June, July, August
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use


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