PARNSHIP

(PASTINANA SATIVA)

For centuries, with the wild carrot, it has been consumed indiscriminately by all civilizations, but it is famous above all for being the food of the ancient Romans, and they often and willingly called it "Pastum" (nourishment). He is a yellow carrot cousin who we are consuming today, and he has the same properties, surely more concentrated. Not to be confused with the wild carrot but, above all, with the highly poignant "Cicuta" which, in the absence of florescence, could deceive the less experienced eye. Usually, in addition to the caterpillar that eats quietly, in this case (see the enlargement at the bottom right of the plant), a clue of commency, can be rubbing a leaf, you must feel the carrot smell.

NUTRIENTS

Plant Used in Homeopathic Remedies. This plant contains trace elements, vitamin C, B, alkaloids, furocumarine and pectin. The roots, similar to carrot, are a good food because they are rich in proteins, sugars, starches, mineral salts, vitamins B and C, and are consumed after cooking.

CULTIVATION

The pastinaca is sown between February and June in full swing. It is advisable to bathe the seeds one night before going to plant the pastilles in the garden. .

USE

Mostly it consumes the root. It is used as a basis for the preparation of beer fermented alcoholic beverages. Its root would have significant digestive, diuretic and remineralizing properties, so that its consumption is recommended to older or convalescent people. It is suitable for several recipes in the kitchen: boiled, baked, sautéed, cooked with steam, fried or simply blanched without depriving it of the skin and immersed immediately after in cold water, so the skin will be easy to eliminate. The leaves are also eaten in salad.