Pasternak is a plant that is a rare combination of pleasant taste and great benefits. Slightly sweet, spicy vegetable, has a persistent pleasant aroma and a whole set of healing properties for the human body.
Further in the article we will provide visual photos of this root. We will also tell you what benefits it has for children, men and women.
We will share with you effective recipes for the use of parsnip in traditional medicine. At the end of the article you can find an informative video.
Chemical composition
The root
The composition of the root contains potassium, calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, silicon, phosphorus and sulfur. It tends to accumulate selenium. Pasternak is also rich in furocoumarins-bergapten, xanthotoxin and spondin. The plant has a spicy smell due to the presence of heptyl, hexyl and octyl-butyl esters of butyric acid. Pasternak root vegetables also contain carotene, starch, pectins, vitamins and sugars.
Leaves
In the greens of parsnip there are heterocyclic compounds of the furocoumarin series - pastanacin, pasternoside, hyperin and rutin.
A photo
In the photo below you can see what the plant looks like.
The benefits of the vegetable and its harm
The salutary effect of parsnip on the human body is truly impressive. The root crop affects various systems and supports their healthy functioning. Chemical compounds in the composition of parsnip stimulate the production of individual hormones, positively affecting the hormones in general.
The increased concentration of ascorbic acid causes a positive effect of the root on immunity. Essential oils, due to which parsnip has a specific taste, stimulate the secretion of digestive enzymes and gastric juice, helping to improve appetite and stimulating the digestion of food.
Useful diuretic properties of the plant allow you to maintain the health of the organs of the excretory system. Root is not recommended for people suffering from ulcers of the esophagus, stomach and intestines, severe dysbiosis, as well as allergic to essential oils or photodermatosis.
For men
Fresh juice from parsnip root helps to correct sexual disorders.
All men over the age of fifty can be recommended to include this root in their daily diet.
For kids
- Regular consumption of parsnip during pregnancy will help prevent the development of dementia in a newborn baby.
- It is forbidden to take parsnips to children under five years of age.
For women
The high concentration of sulfur and silicon in the chemical composition of parsnip has a beneficial effect on the condition of the nails, preventing their fragility.- Pasternak can be consumed during pregnancy, it will help avoid the development of anemia in the expectant mother, protect against osteoporosis and edema, and stimulate placental blood flow and metabolic processes.
- Regular use of a medicinal plant in the complex therapy will help stop the development of cellulite.
- Due to the low caloric content of this vegetable, you can enter into the daily diet without the risk of gaining weight and damaging the state of the figure.
The high concentration of sulfur and silicon in the chemical composition of parsnip has a beneficial effect on the condition of the nails, preventing their fragility.What diseases can help and how is it used in traditional medicine?
In folk medicine, parsnip is widely popular. For therapeutic purposes, use infusions, decoctions and vegetable juice. Why is this vegetable useful?
Parsnip Juice is effective at:
- The general breakdown.
- Cardiovascular diseases.
- Renal, gastric and hepatic colic.
- Edematous conditions.
A decoction of parsnip leaves will help with:
- Balding.
- Renal and urolithiasis.
- Colic.
A decoction of parsnip roots will relieve from:
- Inflammatory processes.
- Colds.
- Nervous system disorders.
Parsnip masks will help in cases of:
- When there are rashes and inflammations.
- When the skin has lost its elasticity.
Pharmacognosy of a sowing plant
Due to the large number of useful substances that make up the vegetable, a number of pharmaceutical products for various purposes are made on its basis. For example, "Pastinacin" and "Beroxan", which have antispasmodic and photosensitizing effects.
"Beroxan" activates the regenerative processes of pigmentation of the skin, as well as hair growth with alopecia. In the case of ultraviolet irradiation, the drug will stimulate the formation of melanin and restore the skin's sensitivity to sunlight. Effective against Vitiligo. The drug is represented by a 0.25% solution and tablets.
The solution is applied externally, evenly rubbing it into the lesions. The tool does not require rinsing. The course of treatment includes up to fifteen rubbing, in combination with irradiation with a mercury quartz lamp.
Tablets are taken orally 1-4 times a day as prescribed by a doctor. a few hours before the session of irradiation with long-wave UV rays. The course includes five sessions, between which there should be a three-week break.
The drug "Pastinatsin" relaxes spasms of the muscles of the intestine and coronary vessels, has a calming effect in the treatment of neurosis, coronary heart disease, strokes, all kinds of forms and types of coronary insufficiency. Take as prescribed by the doctor one tablet three times a day before meals. Duration of treatment from two weeks to a month.
How to apply for treatment?
Burns
Relieve the condition of burns will help boiled parsnips. For cooking you will need: Parsnip root - 100 grams.
Boil root, cool, grind in mush.
Apply to the affected area to relieve pain.
Allergies
Root can be included in the diet of people suffering from allergies. Externally with rashes, use the composition of the following ingredients:
- dry ground parsnip roots - 10 grams;
- water - 1 liter.
The roots are boiled in water for three to four minutes and after cooling down completely, the broth is filtered and poured into a bath with warm water. A therapeutic water treatment should last fifteen minutes.
To strengthen the immune system
It is necessary to take:
- parsnip juice - 30 milliliters;
- sugar - 5 grams;
- milk - 100 ml.
- Parsnip juice is mixed with sugar and heated in a water bath until thickened.
- In the mixture poured 100 ml of hot milk, mix thoroughly.
You need to drink at one time twice a day. Course duration is ten days.
From exhaustion
It will take:
- dried parsnip roots - 15 grams;
- distilled water - 250 ml;
Ingredients mix, boil for 10 minutes, the resulting broth insist five hours and strain. The course of treatment is ten days, one hundred milliliters twice a day.
As a sedative
For cooking will need:
- crushed dried stems of parsnip;
- linden flowers;
- honey.
All ingredients mix and pour a liter of boiling water. Tea insist and strain. Drink twice a day after meals. The composition retains its activity for three days., but it is better to cook fresh infusion every day.
How painkiller
Effective for alleviating the painful symptoms of parsnip root juice. For the preparation of the healing composition will need:
- parsnip juice - 50 ml;
- water - 200 ml;
- honey - 20 ml.
The ingredients are mixed, the resulting composition is divided into two parts, one is taken in the morning on an empty stomach, the second before lunch. Relief comes fast enough treatment should be no more than six days.
From urolithiasis
Ingredients:
- dried crushed parsnip leaves - 1 tbsp. spoon;
- filtered water - 1 liter.
Components need to be mixed, boiled for half an hour, cool, strain thoroughly and place for 24 hours in a dark warm place. Broth to use one tablespoon three times a day..
Important! If urolithiasis is severely neglected, a spicy vegetable can stimulate unwanted removal of stones that will block the urinary channels, therefore, in order not to be on the operating table, it is better to consult with a specialist before eating parsnip.
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