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Celery (wild celery)
Apium graveolens
This page contains information on celery and how it is used as a herb in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments and problems, such as rheumatic, arthritic and gout pain. Also used to decrease puffiness and water retention.
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Although we believe in the therapeutic and healing properties of herbs, care must be taken in the use thereof, as they are powerful compounds.
Family |
Apiaceae |
Genus and specie |
Apium graveolens |
Smallage, marsh parsley and wild celery.
It is a aromatic biennial with bulbous fleshy roots and solid grooved stems, pinnately divided leaves, up to 50 cm long. Umbels of green-white flowers are followed by gray-brown seeds
The whole plant is used, including the roots, seeds and oil.
This is a bitter aromatic herb that tones, reduce blood pressure, stimulate the uterus, relieve indigestion, acts as a diuretic, anti-inflammatory and aphrodisiac. Sedative effects have been reported.
It contains monoterpenes, butylphthalids, coumarins, furocoumarins and flavonoids.
- Internal use
- The furocoumarins contained in celery are typically used for their stomachic, carminative, diuretic and emmenagogue properties.
- Internally, it is used for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, as well as gout and for an inflamed urinary tract.
- In Ayurvedic medicine it is used for asthma, bronchitis and as a nerve tonic.
- External use
- Celery is used externally to combat fungal infections and to battle tumors.
- Aromatherapy and essential oil use
- The oil distilled from the seeds and plant of celery is used as a great way to tone the central nervous system, while helping to relieve water retention and cellulite.
- It purifies the body and cleanses the kidneys, spleen and liver, while helping to dissolve uric acid crystals in the joints of rheumatic, arthritic and gout patients.
- It also helps to decrease puffiness in the skin.
Therapeutic amounts of celery, as well as the oil made from the seeds are not to be used in pregnancy.
To promote the interest and use of herbs and natural complementary health alternatives, we have included information on the following herbs.
Please note - although we discuss a wide variety of herbs, not all of them are used or sold by us.
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