Description:
Celery is an Apium gravelens herb plant which takes two years to fully mature and produce into small fruit are brown in colour. Wild Celery plant growing in salt marshes around the Mediterranean Sea. Essential oil is derived from celery seeds which are used for medicinal purpose, also for flavoring food. Celery has soothing and relaxing effect.
Extraction-
Celery oil is extracted by steam distillation from the whole or crushed seed of Apium gravelens plant. Fruits and seeds are dried or pressed into oil for use as medicine. Fruits are rich in many fatty acids.
Composition-
Celery oil consists of 26 compounds. Its main constituents are limonene, Carvone and 3n –Butylpthalamide. Beta –pthalamide components and beta – selinene are critical components used as herbal medicinal. Trace elements are used in fine perfumes for fragrance.
Blending-
Celery oil is nicely blends with black pepper, coriander, ginger, lavender, lovage, oak moss, opopanax, pine, tea tree.
Property-
Its aroma is sweet, warm and earthy spice. It is pale yellow and very fluid with a strong pungent flavor and smell.
Uses-
- Celery oil has hypoglycemic activity to lower blood sugar.
- It provides relief in hypertension and heart ailments.
- It is also used to remove excessive fluid from body.
- It also digestive effect by prevent or relieve intestinal gas.
- It also used to ease constipation and to expel intestinal worms.
- Celery contains compounds called courmarins that help in prevention of free radicals from damaging cells as well as decrease the mutation which prevent cell to become cancerous and another compound is Acetylene to stop growth of tumor cells.
- Celery has nutritional value; its flavor and crisp texture enhance many dishes
- It is also used to prevent age related degeneration of vision.
- It is also used to treat joint pain so gives relief in rheumatism,
- It promotes relaxation and sleep.
- It has antifungal activity as well as antibacterial; to kill bacteria in urinary tract.
- It is used to treat weight loss due to malnutrition and loss of appetite.
- It also reduces nervousness headaches.
- It is useful for blood purification.
- It is used to control intestinal as because of its carminative property.
Safety and Precaution-
Avoid it during pregnancy due to uterine stimulation of possible toxicity.
Use a half dilution of celery oil.
Keep away from children and pets.
Never use undiluted essential oilDo not take internally unless working with qualified and expert practioner
