6 health benefits of celery

　　1. Diuresis and swelling

　　Celery contains diuretic active ingredients, which can eliminate water and sodium retention in the body, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. clinical The effectiveness of decoction of celery in water is 85.7%, which can treat chyluria.

　　2. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer

　　Celery is a high-fiber food. It produces a substance called lignin or intestinal fat through intestinal digestion. This substance is an antioxidant and can inhibit carcinogens produced by intestinal bacteria at high concentrations. It can also speed up the transit time of feces in the intestines and reduce the contact between carcinogens and colon mucosa to prevent colon cancer.

　　3. Nourishing blood and replenishing deficiency

　　Celery contains high iron content, which can supplement the loss of menstrual blood in women. Eating it can avoid skin Pale, dry, dull complexion, and can make eyes bright and hair black and shiny.

　　4. Clear away heat and detoxify

　　The climate in autumn is dry, and people often feel dry, breathless, upset, and physically unwell. Often eating celery can help clear away heat, detoxify, cure diseases, and strengthen the body. People with excessive liver fire, rough skin, and those who often suffer from insomnia and headaches can eat more.

　　5. Calm the liver and lower blood pressure

　　Celery contains acidic antihypertensive ingredients, which has obvious antihypertensive effects on intravenous injection in rabbits and dogs; vascular perfusion can dilate blood vessels; with aortic arch perfusion, it can resist the hypertensive reaction caused by nicotine and theophylline, and can cause antihypertensive effects. It is clinically effective for primary, pregnancy-induced and menopausal hypertension.

　　6. Calming and tranquilizing

　　An alkaline component isolated from celery seeds has a sedative effect on animals and a stabilizing effect on the human body. Oral administration of celery sugar or apigenin can resist the excitement caused by cocaine in mice, which is beneficial to calming the mood and eliminating irritability.