A delicate annual herb. The round, finely grooved, branched stem grows 12 to 26 inches high from a thin, whitish root. The leaves are opposite, light green, and bipinnate, the lower leaves petioled, the upper sessile on stem sheaths. The small, white flowers grow from May to July. The elongated, segmented seeds ripen in August and September.

Digestive, diuretic, expectorant, poultice and stimulant (fresh plant)

Plants for a Future
Chervil

Deoxypodophyllotoxin (plant); linoleic acid, palmitic acid (seed); methyl-chavicol (essential oil)

For cleansing the liver and kidneys, for settling the digestion and in treating poor memory and mental depression (herb); in the treatment of dropsy, arthritis and chronic skin ailments (juice); for slow-healing wounds, as an eyewash to treat sore or inflamed eyes (leaves)