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Parsley Piert

Aphanes arvensis

DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part of the plant is the
above-ground section.

Flower and Fruit: The flowers are in axillary clusters of 10
to 20. They are encircled by stipules. The sepals are erect,
acuminate-ovate and pubescent on the outside and on the

margins. They are glabrous on the inside and draw together

when the fruit ripens. The fruit is 1 mm long, ovate, keeled,

flat and jug-shaped. The calyx is vertically wrinkled and

pubescent.

Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is an annual or hardy

annual 2 to 30 cm long and dull green in color. The root is

thin, branched and fusiform. The stem is generally branched

and decumbent, with short internodes. The leaves are 3 to 5

lobed fan- or diamond-shaped. The upper ones are short-

petioled. The lower leaves are sessile and usually rough-

haired, occasionally only ciliate. The stipules are semi-ovate,

indentate-serrate, leafy and pubescent.

Habitat: Parsley Piert grows in Britain, Europe, northern

Africa, and the U.S.

Production: Parsley Piert herb is the above-ground part of

Aphanes arvensis.

Not to be Confused With: The plants name is a reference to

the serrated shape of the leaves; it is not related to the

parsley herb.

Other Names: Parsley Breakstone, Field Lady's Mantle,

Parsley Piercestone

ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY

COMPOUNDS

Tannin

EFFECTS

The herb is claimed to be effective as a diuretic and a

psychostimulant.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE

Unproven Uses: Parsley Piert is used in folk remedies in the

treatment of urinary tract disorders, especially kidney and

bladder stones, and as a diuretic.

PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS

No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction

with the proper administration of designated therapeutic

dosages.

DOSAGE

Mode of Administration: The fresh or dried drug and the

liquid extract are used.

LITERATURE

Kem W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der

Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde 1-8, Springer Verlag

Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.