Celery Seed
Apium Graveolens
Description:
A familiar biennial plant, 2-3ft/30-60cm high with a grooved fleshy erect stalk, shiny pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers
Actions:
Antioxident, antirheumatic, antiseptic (urinary), antispasmodic, aperitif, depurative, digestive, diuretic, carminative, cholagogue, emmenagogue, galactagogue, hepatic, nervine, sedative (to nervous system), stimulant (uterine), stomachic, tonic (digestive)
Extraction:
The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the whole or crushed seeds
Characteristics:
A pale yellow, or orange spicy warm sweet, long lasting odour. It blends well with lavender, pine, tea-tree, coriander and other spices
Perfume:
Scent:
spicy-warm, sweet, long lasting
Key Qualities:
(mind) Warming, refreshing, reviving
Odour Intensity:
Medium
Aromatherapy Use:
Circulation, Muscles & Joints:
Arthritis, build up of toxins in the blood, gout, rheumatism
Digestive System:
dyspepsia, flatulence, indigestion, lever congestion, jaundice
Reproductive and Endocrine System:
Amenorrhea, glandular problems, increases milk flow
Urinary System:
Cystitis
Nervous System:
Neuralgia, sciatica
Urinary System:
Nervous System:
Safety Data:
Avoid using during pregnancy Nontoxic, nonirritant, possible senstisation
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Any health condition should be referred to your licensed medical practitioner, and no statements regarding the products or health conditions have been verified by any health authority.
The treatments listed on this site relies on alternative healing with essential oils, and please note that no clinical trials or results are available and rests heavily on anecdotal proof.
