Chervil

An annual herbaceous plant belonging to the St. John's wort family, up to 70 cm tall with a thin, spindle-shaped root, branched hollow stems, light green leaves with serrated or notched edges, white umbel-shaped flowers and light brown split fruits. Flowering time: May to August, fruit ripening: August to October.

No phytotherapeutic significance today.

Empirical medicine, historical: internal: stomach-warming, uricosuric, stoning, emmenagogue, also for side stitches. Internal and external: hematomas.
Food: The leaves are used mainly as a spice, e.g. in soups, sauces or salads.

phototoxic reaction,

In case of allergy to mugwort or birch cross-reaction with oral allergy syndrome.