Regular consumption of celery would help us regulate blood cholesterol levels, preventing various heart conditions.
Celery, along with parsley and fennel, are plants that are part of the family called Umbelliferae. For centuries, celery has been used by different cultures as the foundation of natural medicine, which is why its consumption has become widely popular and it has been used as a key ingredient in many of today’s medicinal formulas.
Celery benefits for your health
Here are some of the benefits attributed to this vegetable for your health care:
1. Nutritional properties
According to the Spanish Nutrition Foundation, it contains vitamins from groups A, B, E and C. It also has essential minerals for the body such as iron, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, sulfur, copper, aluminum and manganese.
2. It would prevent some problems like hypertension
An infusion of celery taken daily is believed to help prevent high blood pressure and menstrual pain, as well as high cholesterol levels. And taken lukewarm it would alleviate the problems of aphonia or lack of voice.
The reality is that not all of these alleged benefits have the scientific endorsement. In fact, we have found only one article published in the Natural Medicine Journal mentioning celery’s ability to lower blood pressure. Further research in this regard would be necessary.
3. It would act as a debugger
In 2017, specialists verified that celery has a diuretic effect, thanks to the essential oils (limonene and selinen) present in the seeds and root asparagine.
Thanks to the oils it has, it is believed that it would offer a dilating effect on the renal vessels and thus stimulate the body to eliminate impurities and excess fluids, balancing vital functionalism.
4. It would help improve the symptoms of gallbladder and kidney stones
According to the Journal of Renal Injury Prevention, celery is among the plants used to prepare different chemical compounds that would help in the natural elimination of grits that generate kidney stones.
5. It would help with circulatory problems
Animal research suggests that, if consumed regularly, it would help lower blood cholesterol, one of the risk markers for cardiovascular disease.
6. Would alleviate joint problems
Thanks to its flavonoid content, celery would alleviate the symptoms of joint problems. This is because flavonoids exert anti-inflammatory, antioxidant function and stimulate immunity.
7. Relief for inflammations
Based on an article from the year 2015, it is inferred that it could help alleviate the symptoms of the inflammations caused by gout, rheumatism and arthritis since this plant would collaborate in the elimination of uric acid, the main cause of the aforementioned ailments.
8. It would serve to alleviate gum problems
The dried and crushed celery plant is used in natural medicine to relieve pain caused by mouth sores and other gum problems. You only need to use it as a mouthwash two to three times a week. However, it is worth noting that we have not found scientific studies in this regard.
9. It would whet the appetite
The grandmothers recommend giving celery to the smallest of the house. Celery boiled (a very small handful) in a liter of water and taken before each meal is supposed to help build a good appetite.
10. It would help keep the intestine healthy
This vegetable as a food and salad ingredient would help keep the intestine healthy. This is due to its fiber content that would allow an adequate digestive transit, avoiding constipation problems.
11. It would be soothing
Celery juices or concentrates are attributed two special properties and are widely recognized worldwide, despite the lack of studies to support them.
- The calming
- The aphrodisiac one.
Drinking a glass of celery juice a day would generate a calming and anti-stress effect and help to generate a great sexual desire in the case of low libido.
12. It would have a disinfecting effect
Celery plasters (which are nothing more than this mashed vegetable with very little water, as a puree) are believed to be healing and disinfecting. However, this belief has not been proven.
Do not hesitate to incorporate celery into your diet and that of your whole family! It is delicious and nutritious, what are you waiting for to find easy recipes that include it? You will not regret.