Of course, it is beneficial. It plays a great role. Brief scientific name: Apium graveolens: the whole grass of celery, an Umbelliferae plant. Alias: celery, medicinal celery, cress and celery. Tropism of nature and taste: cool, sweet and pungent, non-toxic; Enter the lung, stomach and liver meridians. Indications: clearing away heat and vexation, calming the liver, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Indications: hypertension, headache, dizziness, sudden fever, polydipsia, jaundice, edema, adverse urine heat, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, scrofula, mumps and other diseases. Nutrients: every 1 00g contains 94g of water, 2.2g of protein, 0.3g of fat, 0.9g of carbohydrate/kloc-0, 0.6g of crude fiber, 0.1g of ash, 0.1mg of carotene and 0.1mg of vitamin B. Calcium160mg, phosphorus 6 1 mg, iron 8.5mg, potassium163mg, sodium 328mg, magnesium 31.2mg and chlorine 280mg. It also contains volatile oil, celery, bergamot lactone, organic acid and other substances. Precautions: celery is cool and slippery, so it should be eaten with caution if the spleen and stomach are deficient in cold and the intestines are slippery and unstable. Dietetic effect1.Pinggan antihypertensive celery contains acidic antihypertensive components, which has obvious antihypertensive effect on intravenous injection in dogs and dogs; Vascular perfusion can dilate blood vessels; Using aortic arch perfusion method, it can resist the pressor reaction caused by nicotine and theophylline, and can cause hypotension. Clinically, it is effective for primary hypertension, pregnancy hypertension and menopausal hypertension. 2. Sedate and soothe the nerves An alkaline component separated from celery seeds has a calming effect on animals and a calming effect on human bodies; Apigenin or apigenin can antagonize the excitement of mice caused by cocaine, which is beneficial to calm the mood and eliminate irritability. 3. Diuretic swelling celery contains diuretic active ingredients, which can eliminate water and sodium retention in the body and diuretic swelling. The effective rate of celery decoction in clinic is 85. 7%, which can treat chyluria. 4. Anti-cancer celery is a high-fiber food, which produces a lignin or intestinal fat substance through intestinal digestion. This kind of substance is an antioxidant, which can inhibit carcinogens produced in enteric bacteria at high concentration. It can also speed up the running time of feces in the intestine and reduce the contact between carcinogens and colon mucosa to prevent colon cancer. 5. Nourishing blood and tonifying deficiency celery has high iron content, which can supplement women's menstrual blood loss, avoid pale, dry and dull skin, and make eyes bright and hair black and bright. Health care recipe1.celery mixed with dried celery 25og, dried bean curd 300g, scallion. Ginger is appropriate. Wash celery, cut off roots and cut into sections; Slice dried bean curd into filaments, cut onion into sections, and pat ginger loose; Put the wok on high fire, pour in peanut oil, heat it to 70%, stir-fry ginger and onion, add refined salt, pour in dried bean shreds and stir-fry for 5 minutes, add celery and stir-fry together, pour in monosodium glutamate, and stir-fry until cooked. This dish is delicious and delicious, and has the effects of lowering blood pressure, calming the liver and relaxing bowels. It is suitable for hypertension, dry stool and other diseases. 2. Celery porridge 40 grams of celery, 50 grams of japonica rice and 5 grams of scallion. Wash celery, remove roots, pour peanut oil into the pot, heat it, saute onion, add rice, water and salt, cook it into porridge, then add celery and cook it a little, and season it. This dish has the effect of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and can be used as an auxiliary dietotherapy for patients with hypertension and edema. 3. Sweet and sour celery celery 500 grams, sugar, vinegar, the right amount. Remove leaves and leave stems of tender celery, blanch in boiling water, and when the stems are soft, remove and drain, cut into inches, add sugar, salt and vinegar, mix well, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve. This dish is sweet and sour, appetizing, and has the effects of lowering blood pressure and lipid, which can be eaten by patients with hypertension. 4. celery soup celery150g, cream 50ml, milk150ml, and proper amount of flour. Wash celery, remove leaves and cut into sections, boil with150ml water, add salt, cream and 2 tablespoons flour into milk, pour them into celery soup, and roll. This soup is light and palatable, delicious and appetizing, and has the effects of benefiting the stomach and nourishing yin, stopping bleeding and treating stranguria. People with diabetes, urinary bleeding and urinary stranguria can eat it often. Literature selection "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Apium graveolens is slippery." Materia Medica: "Eating with vinegar will damage teeth, while eating with red will harm people." "Materia Medica": "Treat liver-yang headache, red face and red eyes, top-heavy, wobbly walking and other symptoms." "Health Newsletter": "Clearing stomach and clearing heat, dredging blood vessels, smoothing teeth and moistening throat, improving eyesight and clearing nose, refreshing brain and strengthening stomach, moistening lung and relieving cough." Dietotherapy celery has certain pharmacological and therapeutic value. Modern pharmacological research shows that celery has the function of lowering blood pressure and blood lipid. Because their roots, stems, leaves and seeds can be used as medicines, they are called "medicines in the kitchen" and "medicinal celery". Celery has a high calcium and phosphorus content, so it can calm and protect blood vessels, strengthen bones and prevent rickets in children. Celery is rich in nutrition. Every100g of edible parts (including stems and leaves) contains protein 1.9 mg, crude fiber 1.7 g, calcium 60 mg, phosphorus 5 1 mg and iron 0.9 mg, and also contains volatile special substances. It is fragrant, sweet and crisp, and is a delicious dish that is cold and stir-fried. It has unique effects in human health care, such as invigorating stomach, diuresis, purifying blood, regulating menstruation, lowering blood pressure and calming down. Eating celery often, especially celery leaves, is very beneficial to prevent hypertension and arteriosclerosis, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect. Celery can be fried and mixed; Can be boiled, can be boiled; It can also be made into drinks. The following are several different ways to use celery for health care: 1. Stir-fried dried celery: 25 grams of celery, 300 grams of dried bean curd, scallion and ginger. Wash celery, cut off roots and cut into sections; Slice dried bean curd into filaments, cut onion into sections, and pat ginger loose; Put the wok on high fire, pour in peanut oil, heat it to 70%, stir-fry the ginger and onion, add salt, pour in dried bean shreds, stir-fry for 5 minutes, add celery and stir-fry the wok. This dish is delicious and delicious, and has the effects of lowering blood pressure, calming the liver and relaxing bowels. It is suitable for hypertension, dry stool and other diseases. 2. Celery mixed with walnuts: 250 grams of celery and 50 grams of walnuts. Cut celery into filaments, put it in a boiling pot, then take it out and put it on a plate. Add washed walnut kernel, a little refined salt and sesame oil and mix well. It has the functions of moistening lung, clearing heat and relieving asthma. 3. Celery glutinous rice porridge: 40 grams of celery, 50 grams of glutinous rice and 5 grams of scallion. Pour peanut oil into the pot, heat it, saute the onion, add rice, water and salt, cook it into porridge, then add celery and cook it a little, and season it well. This dish has the effect of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and can be used as an auxiliary dietotherapy for patients with hypertension and edema. 4. Celery and red dates: 200-400 grams of celery and 50- 100 grams of red dates, and the soup is taken in several times. Besides treating hypertension, it can also treat acute icteric hepatitis and cystitis. 5. celery soup: celery150g, cream 50ml, milk150ml, and proper amount of flour. Boil celery with 150 ml water, add salt, cream and 2 tablespoons flour into milk, pour them into celery soup and roll. This soup is light and palatable, delicious and appetizing, and has the effects of benefiting stomach and nourishing yin, stopping bleeding and treating stranguria. 6. Fresh celery apple juice: 250g fresh celery, 2 apples1-. Blanch fresh celery in boiling water for two minutes, chop and juice green apples, each time 1 cup, twice a day. It can lower blood pressure, calm the liver, calm down, relieve spasm, regulate stomach, stop vomiting and induce diuresis. It is suitable for hypertensive patients with dizziness, headache, facial flushing and excitability. Common sense of life 1. When buying celery, you should choose those with short and thick stalks and green and rare leaves. 2。 Studies have shown that eating celery often can reduce the number of male sperm and help contraception.