Celery essential oil uses, Celery, Apium Graveolens essential oil origin, benefits, explanation and information

Oil Name:	Celery
Note:	Top/Middle
Parts of plant used:	Seeds
Botanical Name:	Apium Graveolens
Aroma:	Fresh and mild with a spicy coffee like tang

Celery seed essential oil has been in use i cooking in Europe and Asia for centuries dating back to the ancient Egyptians who used it for inflamed joints and limbs.

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Uses:
Rheumatism	Aphrodisiac	Diuretic
Carminative	Sedative	Tonic
Weight loss	Arthritis	Gout

Constituents:

Limonene: Limonene has been studied for the anti-tumour effect noticed in mice. Herbalists often prescribe herbs with this constituent as an antioxidant and cancer or tumour inhibitor although there is evidence that these properties are volatile and may be lost as a result of processing of the herb. Limonene also has antiviral properties.

Santalol: A Sesquiterpene Alcohol.

Sesquiterpenes: When sesquiterpenes occur in essential oils it is mostly in combination with monoterpenes. Sesquiterpenes have a higher melting point than monoterpenes.

Sesquiterpenes are anaesthetic, antifungal, antiseptic and antibacterial.

Lactones: A lactone is an Ester that's functional group has become part of a ring structure with carbon atoms.

Lactones are widely present in the plant kingdom and many are expectorants and febrifuges.

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Celery Essential Oil uses - Aromatherapy

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