Sex and flavor: cool, sweet and pungent, non-toxic; into the lung, stomach, liver meridian

Effects and Indications: clearing heat and removing vexation, calming the liver, inducing diuresis and eliminating edema, cooling the blood and stopping hemorrhage. It can be used for treating hypertension, headache, dizziness, violent heat and thirst, jaundice, edema, hot and astringent urination, women's menstrual disorders, red and white leucorrhoea, scrofula, mumps and other diseases.

Nutrition: per 100 grams containing 94 grams of water, protein 2.2 grams, 0.3 grams of fat, 1.9 grams of carbohydrates, 0.6 grams of crude fiber, 1 gram of ash, carotene 0.11 mg, vitamin B1 0.03 mg, vitamin B20 0.04 mg, 0.3 mg of niacin, vitamin C 6 mg. Calcium 160 mg, phosphorus 61 mg, iron 8.5 mg, potassium 163 mg, sodium 328 mg, magnesium 31.2 mg, chlorine 280 mg. It also contains volatile oil, celery II, bergamot lactone, organic acids and other substances.

Note: celery cold quality slippery, so the spleen and stomach cold, intestinal slippery not solid people should eat with caution.

Apium graveolens is a herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It was used for flavoring by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and for medicine in ancient China. Ancient celery was similar in form to modern-day smallage, which was cultivated in the late 18th century to form large, succulent, fleshy, upright petioles. Celery is characterized by its tendinous nature, but in recent years a number of less tendinous varieties have been cultivated, notably Pascal. In Europe, celery is usually cooked as a vegetable or used as an accompaniment to soups and vegetable stews, etc. In the United States, raw celery is often used as an appetizer or salad. The tiny fruit (or seed) of celery has a flavor similar to that of the plant and is used as an accompaniment, especially in soups and pickles. The seeds of celery contain about 2?6?53% essential oil, the main constituents being d-stilbene (C10H16, or limonene) and thuringene (C15H24). Tuberous celery (A.g. var. rapaceum) has an edible coarse root that is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.

1. Liver calming and antihypertensive celery contains acidic antihypertensive components, free, canine intravenous injection has a significant antihypertensive effect; vascular perfusion, can make the vasodilatation; with the aortic arch perfusion method, it can counteract nicotinic acid, mountain peduncle theophylline induced by the elevated blood pressure response, and can be caused by the lowering of the blood pressure. Clinical for primary, gestational and menopausal hypertension have celery (Apium graveolens) effect.

2. Sedation and tranquility An alkaline component isolated from celery seed, has a sedative effect on animals, the human body can play a stabilizing effect; celery Gan or celery vein orally can fight against cocaine-induced excitement in mice, is conducive to stabilize mood, eliminate irritability.

3. Diuretic swelling Celery contains diuretic active ingredients, eliminating sodium retention, diuretic swelling. Clinical celery decoction efficiency of 85.7%, can treat celiac disease.

4. Cancer prevention and anticancer celery is a high-fiber food, it is digested by the intestines to produce a lignin or intestinal lipids, which is an antioxidant, high concentrations can inhibit the production of carcinogenic substances produced by intestinal bacteria. It can also speed up the running time of feces in the intestine, reducing the contact between carcinogens and the mucous membrane of the colon to achieve the purpose of preventing colon cancer.

5. Nourish the blood to replenish the deficiency Celery high iron content, can supplement the loss of women's menstrual blood, food can be avoided pale skin, dry, colorless, and can make the eyes have God, hair black and bright.

Celery leaves double stem and nutrition, directly wash and fry not on the line, there is no need to pick.