Celery Seed.Apium Graveolens Application and Pharmacology.

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Botanical Basic Data of Celery Seed.Apium Graveolens.

Celery Seed Extract INCI Name Apium Graveolens Extract EINECS ELINCS No 289-668-4 CAS 89997-35-3 photo picture image Botanical Basic Data of Celery Seed (Apium Graveolens)
 Botanical Souce:Apium graveolens (L)
 Part Used:Celery Seed (Apium Graveolens),Seed and Root, dried ripe fruit, aerial parts
 Synonyms and Common names:Apii fructus, celery fruit, celery seed, smallage,Garden Celery, Wild celery,Smallage,Marsh Water Parsley
 Celery, Apium graveolens L., is an annual or biennial member of the family Apiaceae native to Eurasia, occurring in wild habitats in saline soils near coastal regions. Celery seed (actually a fruit) possesses a warm, aromatic, pungent flavor and is used as a condiment in food products. The essential oil distilled from the seeds is also used as a food flavoring. Long cultivated as a garden vegetable in temperate climates, A. graveolens var. dulce (Mill.) Pers., with thickened, closely overlapping, ribbed petioles, is the familiar celery of grocery store produce sections. Another variety, A. graveolens var. rapaceium (Mill.), known as celeriac, has a greatly swollen taproot available as a specialty vegetable in the United States and as a staple in Europe.

 Historical Application:Celery seed has historically been reputed as a folk medicine for treating flatulence and indigestion, also as a diuretic, antispasmodic, and aphrodisiac. Primary uses included treatment of asthma, bronchitis, and rheumatism.

 Habitat and Cultivation:Native to Britain and other European countries, celery is often found growing wild along the English and Welsh coasts, and in marshlands. Widely grown as a vegetable, cultivated celery is less fragrant than the wild variety. Celery is propagated from seed in spring and harvested from midsummer to autumn.
 Celery Seed Extract INCI Name Apium Graveolens Extract EINECS ELINCS No 289-668-4 CAS 89997-35-3 photo picture image

 Celery Seed (Apium graveolens) Celery seed is one of the lesser-known herbs in Western herbal medicine. However, it has been used for thousands of years in other parts of the world for a variety of reasons. During ancient times, Ayurvedic physicians (vaidyas) used celery seed to treat people with colds, flu, water retention, poor digestion, various types of arthritis, and certain ailments of the liver and spleen. The diuretic action combined with the presence of anti-bacterial compounds in celery seed also make it useful in treating urinary tract infections. Laboratory studies have found that compounds in celery seed and its essential oil may also help reduce muscle spasms, calm the nerves, and reduce inflammation. In fact, some experts claim that celery seed alleviates the pain associated with certain inflammatory health conditions such as arthritis and gout.

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last edit date:18th,May.2009.