| It is a vegetable that has its origins in the wild celery | | | | liter of water. Filter and drink a cup a day. As a drink, |
| from the Mediterranean basin. The celery has a thick | | | | can be consumed 100 grams in the morning before |
| and pulpy rhizome, reduced aerial stem and big, green | | | | eating. Also, for diuretic effects, drink 2-3 cups of |
| pinnate leaves. | | | | decoction made of 30 grams of roots and rhizomes |
| It is a cultivated plant, used as a nutriment, but also | | | | per a liter of water. |
| as a medicinal plant. For the therapeutic | | | | For ophthalmologic affections drip on the eyelid some |
| recommendations are used the roots, as well as the | | | | celery tea drops. |
| leaves and seeds. Also it is used as an aphrodisiac, | | | | Tonic wine: is prepared of a shredded and macerated |
| febrifuge, hypotensive, in urinal retention, kidney | | | | root, left for 48 hours in a liter of white wine with |
| disease. | | | | 100 grams of sugar. Drink 2-3 glasses of this |
| These uses are due to the content of minerals and | | | | perfumed wine. It has a diuretic, as well as a tonic |
| sodium (55mg %), calcium (235mg%), potassium | | | | effect. |
| (50mg%) and phosphorus (60mg%) salts, vitamins: | | | | Chilblain baths: boil an entire shredded celery in 2 liters |
| A, B1, B2, C and microelements: iodine, magnesium, | | | | of water for about 45 minutes. The frozen parts are |
| copper. | | | | held in the decoction as hot as it can be. It can be |
| People say that the celery rejuvenates, as it | | | | reheated and used 3 times a day. The treatment |
| stimulates the adrenal glands. | | | | lasts for 3-5 days. |
| Therapeutic features | | | | The rhizome and roots can be consumed raw. They |
| The celery's roots are very useful in renal affections | | | | act as a laxative, aphrodisiac and decrease arterial |
| and for cardiovascular affections. It is also | | | | pressure. |
| recommended in case of obesity because it | | | | The decoction (is made of 100 grams of celery - |
| eliminates water excess from tissues. | | | | leaves and roots - at a liter of water) and the |
| Having hypoglycemic properties it is a very good | | | | tincture (shredded celery roots - 30-50 grams of |
| anti-diabetic. | | | | celery per 100 grams of alcohol, are left 7-10 days to |
| For intestinal problems it can be used as a laxative | | | | macerate) are used to treat skin disease. |
| and diuretic in this way: boil 40 grams of leaves in a | | | | |