Celery, sometimes referred to as “kitchen medicine,” is rich in calcium, potassium, and other nutrients. Dr. Jonathan Liu, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) professor at a Canadian public college, provides insight into consuming celery more healthily and identifies four types of people who should avoid it.
Celery boasts a high nutritional value, including protein, vitamin C, beta-carotene, folic acid, dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, iron, and other essential nutrients. In addition, the presence of apigenin, a unique compound in celery, aids in eliminating harmful free radicals in the body and reducing inflammation.
All parts of the celery plant—stems, leaves, and seeds—are nutritionally valuable. Celery seeds also contain high levels of linolenic acid, volatile oils, flavonoids, eucalyptol, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and zinc—all essential trace elements necessary for human physiological functions. Interestingly, while celery seeds are rarely mentioned in traditional Chinese medical books, they are commonly utilized in African and Indian traditional medicine to alleviate pain, fortify the heart, and reduce blood pressure….