{"id":1967,"date":"2020-07-21T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/84.18.216.250\/~herbalreality\/?post_type=herb&p=1967"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:49:05","slug":"celery-seeds","status":"publish","type":"herb","link":"https:\/\/www.herbalreality.com\/herb\/celery-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Celery seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":5061,"parent":0,"menu_order":-215,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","beyondwords_generate_audio":"1","beyondwords_project_id":"47224","beyondwords_content_id":"1fb21294-d02a-45fd-8676-23ea0916be1a","beyondwords_preview_token":"b754cedc-0f8c-47e8-aba8-e55ebeb6d1c9","beyondwords_player_content":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_code":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_delete_content":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_status":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"tags":[160,84,182,183,53,42,43,162,163,161],"conditions":[685,694,699,695,700,702,697],"sustainability":[1576],"sense":[31,17,18,527],"western_action":[1008,992,999,1003,1012],"chinese_action":[],"ayurvedic_action":[1072,1059,1099,1087],"energetics_action":[1499,1498,1614,1546,1487,1534,1554,1543,1619,1560,1547,1551,1556,1539,1490,1618,1495,1568,1549,1380],"region":[1897],"class_list":["post-1967","herb","type-herb","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ajmoda","tag-bloating","tag-celery","tag-celery-seeds","tag-cold","tag-digestion","tag-indigestion","tag-kidney","tag-liver","tag-urniary","conditions-digestive-system","conditions-cardiovascular-system","conditions-musculoskeletal-system","conditions-respiratory-system","conditions-skin","conditions-stages-of-life","conditions-urinary-system","sustainability-green-sustainability-status","sense-astringent-taste","sense-aromatic","sense-bitter","sense-salty","western_action-diuretic","western_action-anti-inflammatory","western_action-aphrodisiac","western_action-carminatives","western_action-galactagogue","ayurvedic_action-dipaniya","ayurvedic_action-anuloma","ayurvedic_action-shula-prasamana","ayurvedic_action-pachana","energetics_action-astringent","energetics_action-bitter","energetics_action-digestive","energetics_action-dry-quality","energetics_action-dry","energetics_action-heating","energetics_action-kapha-constitution-dosha","energetics_action-light","energetics_action-nervous-channel-srotas","energetics_action-nervous","energetics_action-penetrating","energetics_action-pitta","energetics_action-plasma","energetics_action-pungent-post-digestive-effect-vipaka","energetics_action-relaxing","energetics_action-respiratory","energetics_action-salty","energetics_action-urinary-channel-srotas","energetics_action-vata","energetics_action-warm","region-ayurvedic-herbs"],"acf":{"last_reviewed":"20200721","herb_author":null,"banner_text":"Also known as ajmoda, celery is a delicious shrub","latin_name":"Apium graveolens<\/em>","pseudonym_name":"","family_name":"Umbelliferae","herb_summary":"As with all members of the Umbelliferae family with their ascendant flower and seed heads, celery is a digestive \u2018lightener\u2019. Its pungency and aromatic nature activate the digestive process and make light work of heavy food.","key_benefits":"Digestive remedy","how_does_it_feel":"Celery seed has a pungent, aromatic taste profile much like other spices. As a digestive tonic, celery seeds soothe and settles throughout the gastrointestinal tract. <\/span>","hdif_image_1":8434,"hdif_image_2":5061,"hdif_image_3":8433,"hdif_video":"","sense":[17,31,18,527],"what_can_i_use_it_for":"Celery seeds contain a pungent volatile oil known as apiol which is a phenolic ether. Apiol is an effective urinary antiseptic and diuretic. It is valuable in the treatment of any urinary or kidney based infections and will target the root cause of the infection in addition to encouraging diuresis and expulsion of any congested toxicity through the urine. Apiole is also effective in treating muscular spasms, such as those associated with menstrual cramping and pain common in musculoskeletal conditions.","into_the_heart_of":"Celery seeds are classically used throughout western and eastern medical traditions as an effective diuretic. Ajmoda encourages diuresis and helps to relieve excess inflammation and water retention commonly associated with musculoskeletal conditions.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nDue to the antispasmodic and antimicrobial properties of the pungent volatile oil, apiole, it is also effective for muscular cramping and pain that may be associated with an infection.\r\n\r\nThe combination of antimicrobial and diuretic properties makes ajmoda excellent at encouraging the body to expel congested toxins and wastes, making it an effective whole body cleanser.\r\n\r\nThe pungency of apiole also encourages dilation of the blood vessels and the bronchioles in the respiratory system, having a positive long-term effect on chronic conditions of the lungs.\r\n\r\nAjmoda is indicated in asthma, bronchitis, cough and sinus congestion. It actively helps to dilate the bronchioles by preventing spasm in the airways and encourage the removal of congested mucous.\r\n\r\nAjmoda is indicated in flatulence, borborygmus and intestinal cramps as apiole will stimulate the digestive metabolism and encourages the natural movement of digestion downwards.\r\n\r\nAjmoda will help relieve spasms, cramps and muscular tension. It directly regulates the tension versus relaxation balance in the smooth muscles and can benefit heart pain caused by nervous constriction. As an anti-spasmodic with an affinity for the lower abdomen it can also help ease the pain of dysmenorrhoea and menstrual cramps.\r\n\r\nAjmoda seed is a specific herb for treating kidney and bladder discomfort from cold; frequent, pale urine with lower back ache and nocturia. The vegetable \u2018stalk\u2019 heals the urinary system afflicted with problems from heat, such as urinary irritation, cystitis, pain and frequent, dark urination with burning.","tradtional_uses":"","what_practioners_say":"","research":"","did_you_know":"Celery grows in dry soil; according to the \u2018doctrine of signatures\u2019 this indicates its ability to oppose moisture and absorb damp and mucus-based conditions.","additional_information_right":{"illustration":8436},"additional_information_left":{"botany":"Celery originated from the Mediterranean but is now cultivated across the world, primarily as a food crop. The plants have distinctive creamy white and green umbels of flowers and its leaves form tall upright rosettes that can reach up to 1m in height. The celery stalks are characteristically succulent and rigid; it is this part of the plant that is used for culinary purposes. It is the celery seeds that are collected for use as a medicinal herb.<\/span>","common_names":"