Botanical name: Apion graveolens (Apium graveolens) belongs to family of skiadanthwn (Apiaceae). Originally from Europe, Asia, North Africa and thrives in salty soils,While cultivated worldwide.
Reaches a height of up to 1 m., the stems are hollow, is European oak leaves and white flowers. Forming large round bulb. It blooms from July to September.
According to written testimonies of celery before at least kalliergoytan 3.000 years in Egypt of the Pharaohs and from the 5th century b.c.. and in China. In ancient Greece and Rome the plant must play some role in the worship of the dead because I have found several headstones decorated with celery leaves. In Central Europe appeared alone for the first time in the middle ages.
Parts of the plant: Used the bulbs, the
leaves, the sprigs, as well as the fruits.
Properties: Essential oils, flavonoids, vitamins and metallic substances strengthen the body's defences and metabolism. Celery has properties antirreymatikes, anticonvulsant, diuretic and also acts against becoming inflated with gas and hypertension.
Use: The diuretic action of essential oils is what determines the main use of celery. Considered that assists in problems of urination, as well as in the case of stone in the bladder and kidneys. Enough to eat celery or drink the juice of the root and green section. Celery can also help against rheumatism and arthritis. However in sensitive individuals and OE combination with sunlight celery can cause allergies (dermatitis).
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