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| Garden Chervil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Anthriscus |
| Species: | A. cerefolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. |
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Chervil, or Anthriscus cerefolium is a herb that is related to parsley. It is sometimes called garden chervil.
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Chervil in salad
Sometimes called "gourmet's parsley", chervil is put in poultry, seafood, and small vegetables. It is particularly famous in France, where it is added to omelettes, salads and soups. More delicate than parsley, it has a small taste of liquorice.
Medicine
Chervil had several traditional uses. Pregnant women were washed in an infusion of it; a lotion of chervil was used as for cleaning skin; and it was used medicinally as a blood purifier. It was also said to be useful for curing hiccups.
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Seed of chervil