Parsley, or Garden Parsley for precision (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of Petroselinum in the family of Apiaceae. It is used s a herb and as a vegetable. Parsley is widely used in European, American and Middle Eastern cooking.

Curly leaf parsley is often used as a garnish. Parsley leaf can be used in the same way as coriander leaf, but has a milder flavor.

In central and eastern Europe and in western Asia, many dishes are served with fresh green chopped parsley sprinkled on top. Green parsley is often used as a garnish, with potato dishes, with rice dishes, with fish, fried chicken, lamb or goose, meat or vegetable stews.

Freshly chopped green parsley is used as a topping for soups , green salads or salads. Persillade is a mixture of chopped garlic and chopped parsley used in French cuisine.

Parsley is the most abundantly used herbs in Spanish cuisine. Its preferred uses are in paste and dressing.
Root parsley is very common in central and eastern

European cuisines, where it is used as a soup vegetable in many soups and in meat or vegetable stews and casseroles.

Some of the Medicinal uses of parsley:-
1. Can control high blood pressure.
2. Can be used as a diuretic.
3. Crushed leaf reduces itching due to insect bites.
4. Can be used as a breath freshener to remove the smell of garlic.