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APIUM GRAVEOLENS

CELERY

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, wrote that celery could be used to calm the nerves, and, indeed, its very high calcium level is likely to be the reason for this phenomenon. The seeds, leaves, and edible root of the plant are used. Celery is best eaten raw, and its juice is particularly useful. The seeds are rich in iron and many vitamins, including A, B, and C, and can be used in the treatment of liver problems and high blood pressure.

USES

 Eat the seeds to treat arthritis (for which they act as an anti-inflammatory) and to relieve muscle spasms (antispasmodic action).

 Grated, raw celery can be used as a poultice to apply to swollen glands.

 Raw whole celery can be eaten regularly to reduce high blood pressure, and to act as a tonic for the liver.

 Celery juice or an infusion of celery seeds may be drunk to alleviate sciatica.

 Drink celery juice before meals to suppress the appetite. Chew celery seeds after a meal as a digestive.

PROPERTIES

 Celery helps to reduce high blood pressure

 Digestive, reducing spasm in the intestinal tract and acting as an anti-inflammatory agent

 Purifies the blood

 May help in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatic disorders; in Japan, rheumatic patients are sometimes put on a celery-only diet

 Celery seeds also have anti-inflammatory properties

 Stimulates the thyroid and pituitary glands

CAUTION

Because celery may cause the uterus to contract, it should not be eaten during pregnancy.