Celery is a vegetable that can be purchased throughout the
year and you can use this plant in the regular diet because it has positively
influence on your health. It has only 7 calories, 320mg of magnesium, 16 mcg
folate per 100g of roots.
The word celery comes from the Latin word celery, which
means fast action, and that is vary thru – celery has positively influence
health. Leaves and roots are rich in essential minerals, vitamins and nutrients
and essential oils that give the plant a strong and distinctive odor. These
oils have an effect on the nervous system and act calm.
Scientists have proved that celery contains phthalide -
substances that act on relaxing the arteries and allow them to expand, also
reduce the amount of stress hormones that also affect the contraction of blood
vessels. It was confirmed that the lowering of the concentration of bad
cholesterol.
Celery is a good source of vitamin C, which helps to reduce
cold symptoms and improves immune system response.
Celery is useful for patients that are suffering from
arthritis because of high sodium content which helps to keep calcium and
magnesium dissolved. To have optimal effect celery should be use the juice of
roots and leaves in salads. It helps with rheumatism and gout.
Celery has antispasmolitic action and is a useful patient
suffering from asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis.
Regular use of celery, people prone to kidney stones or bile
duct can prevent their occurrence.
Celery contains phyto elements called coumarin that remove
free radicals and prevent them from damaging cells, also encourage the white
blood cells that attack and eliminate potentially harmful cells, including
cancer cells.
