CELERY SEED ESSENTIAL OIL (APIUM GRAVEOLENS) - ESSENTIAL OILS

Common Method of Extraction: Steam distilled

Part Typically Used: Seeds

Color: Yellowish brown liquid

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Fresh, warm and slightly spicy scent, long-lasting aroma

Blends well with: Bergamot, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Cedarwood, and Geranium. I particularly like the combination of Celery & Bergamot.

Celery Seed Essential Oil has a cleansing effect on the body and mind. It is high in antioxidants and contains 3-n-butylphthalide which has been shown to relieve rheumatic aches and pains.

Celery Seed Essential Oil is derived from the celery plant, scientifically known as Apium Graveolens from the Umbelliferae plant family. Celery is a revered herb to the Chinese and is widely used in the Indian Ayurvedic medicine.

The stalks of the Celery are collected early in the morning, and allowed to dry for a few hours. The plant material is then threshed to separate the seeds from the rest of the plant. The seeds are crushed just before being steam distilled for improved essential oil release.

Main Natural Constituents: a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, y-terpinene, limonene, b-bisabolene, geranyl acetate and carotol.

In Ayurveda the seeds and seed extracts are used in regard to the nervous system and for inefficient water and digestive metabolism that often presents as puffiness in the skin or as intestinal gas. And just like the essential oils found in seeds from many traditional culinary herbs and is a suitable aide for the digestive system.

Roman medicine has mentioned the use of Celery seeds in pills for relieving pain. For the ancients, celery was one of the "five roots" along with Asparagus, Fennel, Parsley and Butcher's broom, as well as one of the four lesser hot seeds. Chinese medicine acknowledged this by the 5th Century.

Widely used as a domestic spice, Celery seed has been used in treatments for the nervous system, especially neuralgia and the sciatica. Easing menstrual and digestive complaints, such as dyspepsia, flatulence, indigestion, liver, congestion, and jaundice. It is said to also help with the endocrine system, some glandular problems, amenorrhea, and cystitis.