Parsley

(pars/-le) [7rerpoc, rock; aeTavov, a kind of parsley]. The Apium pet rose linum, a plant of the order Umbelli ferae, containing a volatile oil. From the seed a peculiar oily liquid, termed apiol [a. v.), is obtained. The root is used in renal diseases and dropsy; the juice of the fresh herbs and the seeds are employed as antiperiodics; apiol is an emmenagogue. Parson’s Disease. Exophthalmic goiter. 481