Properties of Celery
Author: Akbar Uciha
Scientific Name: Apium graveolens L.
With a strong flavor and pleasant. Good ingredient in soups, salads and stews. It is rich in vitamins and can be found throughout the year.
Celery belongs to the family of the Umbelliferae (herbs with rhizomes, hollow stem and leaves scattered), is about 60 cms. tall, with a stalk thick, juicy and thick, furrowed and branched, with long leaves and cleaved and small white flowers. At its base forms a cylindrical stalk aspect of the emerging stems and leaves, giving the plant its distinctive look.
Celery was used in oriental medicine to treat hypertension. Contains anti-inflammatory that helps relieve the painful symptoms of gout. Is said to help reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Helps relieve joint pain
The infusion of the seeds is used as a diuretic to relieve gout, rheumatoid arthritis and mild digestive stimulant. Due to the diuretic effect are very effective in the treatment of cystitis as they help to disinfect the bladder and urinary tract. Today, the seeds of celery are used to treat rheumatism and gout, as they help the kidney to remove urine and other toxins in addition to reducing the level of uric acid and the acidity level of the whole body. They are also useful to treat arthritis since they help to detoxify the body and stimulate the circulation in muscles and joints.
The natural juice of celery and carrots are a nutritious beverage with astringent and highly desirable for a number of chronic diseases.
Celery cultivation dates at least to some 3,000 years. It is mainly cultivated in ancient Egypt. From V century B.C. was also known in China.
It is very tough and its development is satisfactory in all coastal regions of Europe, Asia and America and it needs high humidity and constant growth.
31 kilocalories
Sodium 264 mg
Kilojoules 129
Carbohydrate 44 mg
Proteins 24 mg
Calcium 160 mg
Fat 0.4 mg
Potassium 688 mg
Phosphorus 96 mg
Magnesium 24 mg
Iron 1 mg
Fibers 52 mg
Vitamin A 6 mg
Vitamin C 14 mg
Thiamin 0.1 mg
Riboflavin 0.16 mg
Pyridoxine 0.18 mg
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