Article Nº 3288 Plant Vol. III · p. 407
Parsley (Petroselinum hortense)
Original title: Salsa (Petroselinum hortense)
Parsley (Petroselinum hortense), an umbellifer widely grown in Madeiran vegetable gardens for cooking. Its crushed leaves are used locally to treat wasp, bee and other insect stings.
An umbellifer widely grown in the vegetable gardens of Madeira for its use in cookery. The crushed leaves of this plant are used as a resolvent on stings from wasps, bees and other insects.