| Nature's Herbs premium quality celery seed is cultivated from the wet lowlands of India. Its Latin botanical name, Apium, is purported to be taken from a prehistoric Indo-European word for water. If that's true, it is entirely appropriate since celery grows best in wet and salty soils, swamps and marshes. Indian specialists in the 17th century developed the familiar stalk celery we eat today from this wild plant. Today, celery seed is used primarily as a diuretic to promote the excretion of urine. The diuretic action combined with the presence of anti-bacterial compounds in celery seed also make it useful in treating urinary tract infections. Laboratory studies have found that compounds in celery seed and its essential oil may also help reduce muscle spasms, calm the nerves, and reduce inflammation. In fact, some experts claim that celery seed alleviates the pain associated with certain inflammatory health conditions such as arthritis and gout. |
