Celery Oil

Botanical Name of Celery: Apium graveolens 

Synonyms: celery Essential Oil, Celery Seed Essential oil, Celeryseed oil

About Celery: Celery is a biennial plant of the apiaceae family which is similar to carrot, fennel and parsley. This plant is being cultivated worldwide primarily for its medicinal benefits. Seeds of this plant are the main source of oil which is extracted through steam distillation. This one meter high plant has smooth stem, soft leaves and bears white flowers.

History of Celery: The oldest historical evidence of celery was found way back in the year 1323 BC when Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf examined that the celery leaves were part of garland which was found on Tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen. There is lot of instances in history which associate use of Celery with the Geeks in their day to day life. Though celery arrived quite late in the English kitchens but even today English have quite a unique way of using it. The famous English Football club Chelsea FC supporters still sing songs based on this plant and are known to through celery on the football fields during the match.

Properties of Celery Oil: The major chemical Constituents of Celery essential Oil include: limonene, selinene, sesquiterpene alcohol, sedanolide, sedamolide anhydride, etc. The mineral and vitamin constituents include: iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, phosphorous, selenium, zinc, Vimatime A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C, E and K.

Health Benefits and Applications Celery Oil:

Celery Oil is known to have number of benefits, some of the important ones include:

Controlling high Blood Pressure Levels: The unique combinations of chemical compounds in celery essential oil are known to control the level of stress hormones and thus reducing the high blood pressure levels in our body.

Controlling high Cholesterol Levels: The daily consumption of celery reduces the level of bad Cholesterol in our body.     

Anti Septic – Celery Oil is known for uric acid reduction and elimination. People suffering from bladder disorders, kidney problems and any other kind of urinary track infections can be treated using this oil.

Provides Relief from Joint Pains – The anti inflammatory properties celery oil can help reduce the swelling and pain around the joints and hence considered helpful in treating arthritis and gouts.

Better Immune System – The Vitamin C plus other combinations of vitamins in this essential oil helps to boost the natural immune system in our body.

Other therapeutic properties of Celery oil – Relief from common cold and flu, relief from migraines, treatment for diabetes, maintaining healthy heart, treating asthma, rheumatism etc.

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