Celery seed ( Apium graveolens)

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- Cellery seed, Wild Cellery seed
- Apium graveolens

Other Names
Garden celery and wild celery. Many global names call the seed,
leaf, and stalk by similar names.
Celery seed is also called karaf (Arabic), lakhod garos (Armenian),
chiluri (Bengali), kun choi, qin chai (Cantonese, Mandarin), selleri

(Danish), selderij (Dutch), karafs (Farsi), celeri (French),

sellerie(German), bodia jamoda (Gujerati), seleri (Hebrew), ajmud
(Hindi), serori (Japanese), sedano (Italian), aipo (Portuguese), si
sang (Laotian), ajmoda (Marathi), seldjerey (Russian), apio
(Spanish), selderi, daun sop (Malaysian, Indonesian), selleri
(Swedish and Norwegian), kinchay (Tagalog), kheun chai (Thai),
kereviz (Turkish), ajmod (Urdu), and can tay (Vietnamese). C
Celeriac is also called turnip root or knob celery.

Origin and Varieties

Celery seed is native to eastern and
southern Europe and the Mediterranean. It is cultivated in India, France, Britain,
Japan, China, Hungary, and the United States. The seeds are cultivated from the
original wild celery variety. Another cultivated celery variety is eaten for its stalk,
leaves, and seeds. Celeriac or celery root, yet another celery variety, is savored for
its root.

Spice Description
Celery seeds are tiny globular seeds that are sold whole, slightly crushed, or
ground. The leaves, which are light green, are used whole (fresh or dried), flaked, or
ground. The stalks or stems and root are sold fresh. Properties: The dried seed is
dark brown with light ridges. It has a harsh, penetrating, spicy aroma and a warm
bitter taste that leaves a burning sensation. The seeds have a stronger and more
intense flavor than the leaf, stem, or root. The French type of celery seed is herbal
and sweet with a citrus bouquet, while the Indian type is more herbal with a slight
lemonlike aroma. Celeriac root, leaf, and stalk have strong celery, herbaceous, and
parsley-like tastes. Ground celery seed is sometimes called celery powder.

Chemical Components
The seeds have 2% to 3% essential oil, which is yellow to
greenish brown. It consists primarily of terpenes, mainly limonene (68%), with
sesquiterpenes such as 8% -selinene, 8% n-butylidene phthalide, and myrcene.
The characteristic aroma is due to the phthalides. The fixed oil is 16%. The seed has
calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and
phosphorus. Celery stem has 37% limonene, 19% cis--ocimene, 12% n-butyl
phthalide, including myrcene, -terpinene, and trans-ocimene. Celery root has 18%
-terpinene and trans--ocimene, 16.7% 3-methyl-4-ethylhexane, and 13.2% cymene, including limonene, cis--ocimene and -terpineol. Celery leaf has about
0.1% volatile oil, mainly 33.6% myrcene, 26.3% limonene, 14.2% cis--ocimene,

6.2% n-butyl phthalide, and 3.7% -selinene. The seed oleoresin is green, with 4.75
lb. equivalent to 100 lb. of freshly ground celery seed.

Health Benefits of Celery Seed

Romans used celery seed in herbal tonics as an aphrodisiac, while the Greeks used
it in love potions. Celery was traditionally used as a sedative for nervousness or to
promote sleep. It reduces swelling and was used to treat gout and arthritis. In India,
it was taken as a remedy for rheumatism.

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