Witnessed by: Western · Unani
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), of the Apiaceae family. Biennial pot-herb with a fleshy taproot; native range: Mediterranean region; cultivated worldwide as a pot-herb. Globally recognized as ajmud in Hindi, baqdunis / maqdunis in Arabic, and parsley, garden parsley, rock parsley in English. The part used is leaf, root, and seed. Bright green, richly divided and often curled leaves with a fresh, warm, faintly peppery aroma; root sweetish, seed sharply aromatic.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
PARSLEY
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Parsley
- Scientific name
- Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss
- Family
- Apiaceae
Form
- Part used
- leaf, root, and seed
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- aromatic · pungent
- Unani
- aromatic, pungent and warming
Temperature
Western: warm
Unani: hot & dry (2nd–3rd degree)
convergence: both {witness_count} witnesses count it a warming, drying opener of obstructions
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- kidneys · bladder · digestion · uterus
- Unani
- kidneys · liver · stomach · uterus
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- diuretic, carminative, emmenagogue, and mild aperient; the seed antimicrobial
- Unani
- mudirr-e-baul (diuretic), mudirr-e-haiz (emmenagogue), kaasir-e-riyah (carminative), mufattit-e-hasat (lithontriptic)
Cautions
Contraindications: pregnancy and acute kidney inflammation; the seed and its oil in quantity are abortifacient
Toxicity: the volatile seed-oil (apiol) is toxic in excess and may harm the kidneys and liver
Interactions
- Western
- anticoagulants: high vitamin K content antagonises warfarin's effect · diuretics: additive fluid and potassium loss
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