Celery 90capsules

Description

Other Names:

Apiaceae (family) / Celery Seed / Ajmod / Celeri Graveolens / Apium Dulce Mill. / Celeriac / Celery-Root / Chinese Celery / Cutting Celery / Knob Celery / Leaf Celery / Smallage / Wild Celery / Qin

Botanical Description:

• A widely cultivated, biennial plant which also grows wild in salty soils of North and South America, Europe, and Africa.
• The fleshy, bulbous root sends up, in the second year, an angular, furrowed, branched stem from 1 to 3 feet high.
• Leaves are opposite, dark green, shiny, and pinnate, the leaflets wedge-shaped, incised and coarsely toothed.
• The white to grey-white flowers bloom in paniculate compound umbels from July to November.
• The fruit is a small, ribbed, elliptic-ovate seed.

Part of Plant Used:

• Seed

Main Uses:

• A traditional herbal food supplement for the symptomatic relief of lumbago, fibrosis, rheumatic pain and gout.

Contra-Indications:

• Allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
• Should not be taken by People with an active acute kidney inflammation or problems, but may be taken in modest amounts for chronic kidney problems.
• People who are allergic to Birch pollen may also be allergic to Celery seed.

Warnings:

• Rated relatively safe when taken in appropriate quantities for short periods of time.
•  When taken for any ailment if symptoms persist for more than one week consult your doctor or herbal practitioner.
• Treating infants and children under 2 with any herbal preparation may be hazardous. Always consult with your doctor or herbal practitioner.

Interactions:

• Celery contains properties that may thin the blood so should not be used if taking: Aspirin, Warfarin. Do not take with Prescription diuretics such as: Furosemide, Hydrochlorothiazide.
• There are no other known interactions; however, with the proliferation of available drugs it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care professional before taking this or any other supplements.

Pregnancy & Lactation:

• Should not be taken by Pregnant women as it may cause muscle contractions in the uterus and uterine bleeding
• Breast-fed infants of lactating mothers should experience no problems when mother takes usual amounts as part of a balanced diet. It is however always advisable to consult with your nutritionist, herbal or medical practitioner.