Parsnip is a biennial plant , vegetable , whose root is tuberizată and Swivel and strain is high and branched . The leaves are pinnate -sectors and the flowers are yellow , umbrella-shape composed . Fruits are dicariopse edged wings .

The plant is used in food and in folk medicine as a natural remedy . Parsnip plant is considered a very nutritious , and because of its medicinal importance .

Sweet taste and pleasant aroma made ​​this vegetable to be invaluable traditional Romanian cuisine either eaten raw in salads or prepared in water vapor or flavor soups and gives consistency and soups .

The purpose herbal roots and leaves are used .

Parsnip containing vitamin A, C , B1 , B2 , folate , folic acid , mineral salts and trace elements potassium , iron, calcium , copper , bromine , iodine , oils, terpene , pinene , apeină , lignin, sugar , starch and fiber .

Parsnips - Action

The plant has diuretic action , blood cleanser , antioxidant , tonic , antirheumatic , antipyretic , antitoxic , emmenagogue , sedative and stomachic .