CELERY SEEDS

Category: Herbes

Product Code: CELERY

Overview

Celery seeds are found in the flowers of the well-known celery plant. These small, tan to dark brown seeds have a strong but pleasant smell, and they are occasionally used in South Asian cooking recipes as a spice or for flavouring. Other names for celery seed include Ajamoda, Ajmoda, Ajwain, Apii Frutus, Apio, Karmauli, Apium Graveolens and Celery Tuber. Celery seeds contain many healthy compounds such as flavonoids, antioxidants, polyacetylenes, coumarins, phthalides (d-limonene, selinene, and other related phthalides), linoleic acid, omega-6 fatty acid and apiol. An important natural flavonoid, Apigenin, is also extracted from celery seed which acts as a neurogenesis stimulator in adults and may help in the treatment of many neurological diseases. Also, celery seed oil and extract is used in many modern day perfumes and pharmaceuticals.

Indian Ayurvedic medicine used celery seed to treat colds, flu, water retention, poor digestion, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Celery seed is a very powerful and flavorful spice that you can dress your salad with, you can also add it in soups and curries. Celery seed goes beyond its’ culinary use since it has many health benefits as an alternative medicine for us gout sufferers backed by many people who suffer from the disease. Celery seeds can relieve and prevent many conditions like gout, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol and hypertension.