Parsley Tea: Benefits, Nutrition, and Recipes

by Dr. Mark Williams, MD · Published January 5, 2018 · Updated January 23, 2018

Detox. Destress. Deflate. Parsley Tea helps you to achieve just that.

Easy to make, ideal for drinking, it has an immense healing potent. Parsley Herbal Tea not only stimulates the immune system but also improves vision and heart health.

Parsley can help you fight:

Chronic diseases
Tumor formation
Inflammation
Bad breath
Asthma
Menstruation issues
Congenital issues

Parsley is a culinary seasoning herb. It is used extensively in the kitchen as flavorings, sauces and to garnish various recipes.

Still, pregnant women, people with existing kidney disorders or those on blood thinning medications should try to avoid Parsley tea.

What Is Parsley?

Petroselinum Crispum is Latin name for native Mediterranean biennial herb Parsley. Albeit, it is now cultivated worldwide as a culinary and seasoning herb that averagely grows up to 30 cm height.

This plant will grow well in your small customized garden or a window box. It’s important to know here that Parsley is different than Chinese Parsley, coriander or cilantro.

Small white flowers of parsley plant bloom in bunches with tiny seeds. The best time to harvest these leaves is in spring or autumn. Its bright green and curly leaves find use in the making of parsley tea.

The most commonly used kinds of parsley, are:

Curly leaf parsley
Flat leaf parsley
Italian parsley

Parsley Tea Nutrition

Parsley Tea does a commendable task of flushing toxins out from the body. It’s packed with beneficial nutrients, essential oils, and antioxidants – to the point that it’s often called Super Food.

Parsley is rich in Vitamin A, C and E, and minerals, acting as antioxidants.
It helps with the treatment of Arthritis and Rheumatism.
Serves as a diuretic, fighting water retention. It may help reduce cholesterol.
Parsley is rich in iron.
As a digestive Aid, Parsley herbal tea treats flatulence and helps to eliminate bad breath.

Let’s, know its ingredients and nutritional value of each through the table below:

Nutrition Facts
Generic Homemade Parsley Tea
Servings		1 cup
Calories	0	Sodium	0 mg
Total Fat	0 g	Potassium	75 mg
Saturated	0 g	Total Carbs	0 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g	Dietary Fibre	0 g
Monosaturated	0 g	Sugars	0 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg

Vitamin A	0.02	Calcium	0.02
Vitamin C	2%	Iron	0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on 2000 calorie diet.
**Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Parsley Tea Benefits: Why You Should Drink Parsley Tea?

1. Heart Health

Parsley Tea is rich in vitamins and antioxidants, which works well in favor of heart health. It also:

Repairs ruptured blood vessels and strengthened them
Reduces cholesterol in the blood
Regulates blood pressure to prevent strokes or heart issues

But if you are already on medications, make sure that you consult your doctor before having it medicinally. It must be done to avoid sudden drops in blood pressure.

2. Cleansing and Diuretic Effects

A cup of parsley tea contains antioxidants and chlorophyll. This infusion may help:

Flush out toxic chemicals from your body and detoxify you
Reduce inflammation in joints, swelling of glands
Cure infections like urinary tract infections and prostate conditions
Treat arthritis and rheumatism
Prevent water retention in tissues and reduce cellulite
Stimulate lungs to eliminate or discharge accumulated pollutants from your respiratory system
Boost urine flow.
Clears out the kidneys and bladder of toxins, purifying the blood
To dissolve kidney stones, kidney ailments and bladder infection, i.e., cystitis. But with severe kidney diseases, it may aggravate the situation
Strengthen liver, promote its healthy functioning, cleanse it
It may also improve your skin, make you look fresh and healthy

The Journal of Ethnopharmacology published in 2002 discusses the impacts of parley tea on rats. In 24 hours later, there was an increase in their urine quantity. It led scientists to a conclusion that qualities present on parsley block the re-absorption of sodium and potassium.

Those who have kidney stones, gallstones, jaundice, and obesity can safely rely on the potential of one cup parsley tea.

3. Digestive Aid/ Weight Loss Tea

Digestive issues are common these days. If you too are victim to weak digestive system try taking a cup of herbal parsley tea before your supper. Enzymes present in parsley herbal tea help your stomach in functioning better. Also,

It reduces acid reflux, stomach spasms, and cramps.
Also, it eliminates unnecessary wastes and fats from the body.
Treats flatulence, colic, indigestion, nausea, constipation, bloating and other similar ailments
Cures mouth infections and prevent bad breath

It is also known as weight loss tea. Parsley allows better absorption of the vital nutrients from food by your body.

4. Female Tonic

The healthy reproductive system largely depends upon hormonal balance. Parsley tea works as a tonic for females.

It cleanses liver and promotes hormonal balance
As a uterine tonic, it stimulates uterus and helps to regulate periodicity of your menstrual cycle
After childbirth, it may prove useful to contract the uterus. But, only on expert’s recommendation as it will interfere with breastfeeding.

5. Building Strength and Immunity

Minerals, iron, calcium, vitamins C, D, and K, are integral components of herbal parsley tea. Inclusive of antioxidants, it may have significant benefits in:

Recovering from physical exhaustion
Fighting anemia
Boost in the immunity system
Strengthening Bones
Protecting and stimulating the brain function
Keeping your brain active and healthy

Also, herbal parsley tea is a natural antihistamine. This property allows it to fight allergies, coughs, fever, asthma and other respiratory ailments.

British Journal of Nutrition in 1999 reported that parsley reduces oxidative stress markers. This fact is based on research in which a group of 14 participated. Participants were given an antioxidant-deficient diet for first week and parsley for the second one.

6. Tumor Inhibitor

Lungs are prone to cancer. Brewing parsley releases tumor preventing Myristicin or flavonoid antioxidants in small quantities.

Myristicin is a volatile compound having directly inhibited the growth of tumor formation in lungs. The flavonoid, also known as apigenin, is found abundantly in parsley plant. It:

Defends any mutilation of cells that may induce cancers.
Slows down premature aging of skin and body.
Helps in avoiding eye or neurodegenerative diseases
Averts damage by free radicals on your body.
Stops the multiplication of cancer cells like breast cancer.

Study of 2011, Cancer Prevention Research, verifies that the multiplication of cancerous cells lowers considerably when the rats are administered on apigenin.

7. External Benefits

Parsley tea can also be used for its antiseptic and antifungal abilities sometimes. It has been successfully able to clean and heal light bruises. Apply it over

Insect bites, parasites, lice
Blemishes and skin problems
Skin ulcers
Dry, cracked or chapped skin

Parsley Tea Side Effects- When to Avoid It

Common Side Effects

High dosage of Parsley Teal may cause anemia, liver or kidney problems. So, prefer to take it in absolute prescribed quantities.

While applying on skin, go for a test patch on the small area of the skin. It will save you from any allergic reaction, rash or skin irritation.

Diabetes patients taking this infusion should check their sugar levels regularly.

Avoid this Herbal Tea When

Pregnant women must avoid drinking parsley. Its consumption stimulates the uterus and menstrual cycle. It may lead to unfortunate miscarriage.

If you are breastfeeding, then stay away from parsley.

This herb contains Oxalic acid which promotes the formation of kidney stones sometimes. People with the history of inflammatory kidney disease should avoid drinking this tea.

If you have surgery planned in coming two weeks, stop drinking parsley. It interferes with sugar levels which may be a problem in recovery.

Those on blood thinning prescriptions and diuretic drugs, can parsley tea for the time being.

Also Read: 15 Surprising Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea before Bed

Parsley Tea Recipe

You can brew this tea anytime. It is that easy to make. Let’s see how:

Ingredients:

2-4 tablespoon of Fresh or dried parsley leaves
Water boiling at 100ºC
Raw honey
Slice of fresh lemon

Steeping time: 5-10 minutes

Dosage: 3 times a day

Recipe for 1 cup of cleansing tea:

Put the water on heat, in your brewing bowl to boil.
Before the water begins to boil, chop 2 to 4 tablespoons of fresh parsley, finely. You can also use 2 to 4 tablespoons of dry herb.
Add the herb to the teapot with the boiling water.
Leave your tea, to steep for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Add honey to sweeten it.
You may flavor it with few drops of lemon into it.
Strain the tea.

And, your smooth, palatable tea is ready. For best effects drink it before meals for a week.

Bonus Tips:

Prefer fresh leaves over dried ones. New leaves are more potent than the old ones.
Blend this herb with mint to remedy digestive ailments.
The tea can serve as an amicable flavoring agent for dishes like rice, potato or fish, meat and vegetable stews.

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Sources:
Mccarthy, K., “What Are the Health Benefits of Parsley Tea?”, Livestrong website, August 14, 2017; https://www.livestrong.com/article/547478-oregano-tea-benefits/
“Parsley Tea- Benefits & How To Make,” Organic Facts website, November 17, 2017; https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/herbs-and-spices/parsley-tea.html
“Parsley Tea-An Herbal Cleansing Tea,” https://www.therighttea.com/parsley-tea.html
“Calories in Homemade Parsley Tea,” My Fitness Pal website, http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/generic-homemade-parsley-tea-405665530

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