Botanical Name Apium graveolens
Plant Part Seed
Extraction Method Steam Distillation
Origin India
Description A familiar biennial plant, 12-24 in high, with a grooved, fleshy, erect stalk and skinny pinnant leaves. The celery plant grows with a smooth stem and soft leaves sporting white flowers.
Color Pale yellow
Common Uses Antioxidative, anti rheumatic, antiseptic (urinary), antispasmodic, aperitif, depurative, digestive diuretic, carminative, cholagogue, hepatic, nervine, sedative (nervous), stimulant (uterine), stomachic, tonic (digestive). Used in tonic, sedative and carminative preparations, and as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, cosmetics and perfumes. Extensively used as a flavoring agent in foods, especially by the spice industry, and in alcoholic and soft drinks.
Strength of Aroma Medium
Blends well with Lavender, pine, opopanax, lovage, tea tree, oak moss, and other spice oils.
Aromatic Scent Celeryseed has a fresh, spicy and warm scent.
History Native to southern Europe, Celery is extensively cultivated as a domestic vegetable, with the oil principally produced in India, Holland, China, Hungary and the USA.
Cautions Nontoxic, nonirritant, possible sensitization. Avoid during pregnancy.