The Benefits of Celery Leaves ( Apium Graveolens) for Healthy

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My mother mostly uses saledri leaves as a complement to her cooking, usually fresh saledri leaves are chopped and sprinkled on top of the food. Apart from adding to the aroma and enjoyment of cooking, it turns out that celery leaves are also known as medicine. Celery leaves are known to have a fairly high antioxidant content. Antioxidants are substances that function to reduce damage to body cells due to oxidation processes and free radicals. Information obtained from several articles. Many studies have been carried out to prove the health benefits of celery, including celery seeds, stems, and leaves.

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BENEFIT OF CELERY

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Detoxification
Salery seeds are useful for helping the body neutralize toxins and stimulate blood circulation to muscles and joints.

Digestion
Saledri contains high fiber which is good for maintaining the health of the body's digestive system. In addition, it also makes the stomach feel fuller for longer.

Hypertension
Celery has pharmacological properties to lower blood pressure, meaning that it is good for people with high blood pressure to consume it.

How to make : Boil 30-60 grams of saledri root until it boils, after cold you drink the boiled water of celery root. Another option you can drink juice of the leaves and stems of celery to lower blood pressure.

Cholesterol
Quoted from a book entitled Cholesterol-Lowering Herbal Potion, by Prof. H. Hembing W, celery contains essential oils, flavonoids, koumarin, furanokoumarin, isokuersetin, saponins, asparagine, apialkali, tyrosine, glutamine, pentosan, and manit. This content makes celery considered effective in reducing cholesterol levels in the body.

You can make your own celery herbal concoction at home, the following ingredients and methods are quoted from a book entitled Healthy Naturally with Herbs : 250 Medicinal Plants by Gagas Ulung, the Study Center.

• Ingredient : 30 grams of celery root, 2 glasses of water

You wash the celery roots thoroughly then boil them until they boil and leave one glass of water. After the celery root water is cold, you strain it and drink it all at once.

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Cough
Quoting from the book "Using Vegetable Plants to Overcome Various Diseases" by W.P Winarto, Lentera, Agromedia. Saledri contains vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur and sodium. The content of these substances is what makes celery believed to be able to treat several diseases, one of which is cough.

• Ingredient : Fresh celery, 3 glasses of water, honey

You wash and chop the celery leaves and stalks. After that, you boil the celery until it boils and then strain it. After the celery water is cold, add enough honey and then drink it. You drink the celery boiled water twice in the morning and evening. Benefits are also obtained from saledri seeds to help the kidneys get rid of excess acid in the body and luteloin and coumarin substances contained in saledri leaves can also prevent the development of cancer and others.

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Side effects of celery leaves

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Apart from the benefits obtained, saledri leaves also cause side effects if consumed in excess, including diarrhea, bloating and disrupt the work of other drugs in the body and cause allergies in some people. Before you use saledri leaves as an alternative medicine, you should first consult with your doctor to prevent the negative effects of using saledri leaves.

^{Photo by Hive account@gunawanramli
Photo by Hive account@gunawanramli
My familiy always grows celery in pots for household needs. Celery will thrive in a slighty humid place and it's easy to care for it.}

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For this writing, I read a lot of articles and then they are summarized. References are also included to further increase knowledge about Herbal Medicines commonly used by Indonesian people. Please suggest and criticize as well as additional information in the comments column about celery leaves.