Benefits of Celery
September 22, 2009
Celery has got multiple benefits. You must always keep celery at your home as it can be used in any form. Normally, it is used as one of the spice and is extracted from its plant. From scientific point of view, the chemical composition of celery consists of moisture (7.4%), carbohydrate (24.6%) and fat (21.8%). Besides this, it also contains phosphorus, calcium, potassium, iron, riboflavin, sodium, nicotine acid and to some extent iodine and small amount of other elements.
Celery is extremely beneficial in expelling worms that often develops in the stomach of the children. Make your children eat one-fourth spoon of celery mixed with black salt and it must be taken three times in a day. Before going to bed, administering four to five drops of celery oil is also effective. Some kids have this habit of eating earth soil. In order to get rid of this problem, give your child 1 spoon of powdered celery for three weeks continuously. Celery can also be given along with lime water.
Celery has Germicidal properties
Celery is effectively utilized to prevent cases of putrid conditions. It is antiseptic in nature and results in prevention of putridity. It is also helpful in treating several skin related infections. Take two big spoons of celery, roast it and grind it thoroughly. Subsequently make its paste. Apply it carefully on the pap and on the area where itching is taking place. Mix four spoon of curd in 2 spoon of grinded celery. Apply it on the face at night and wash it with lukewarm water in the morning. Regular application of the suggested solutions will remove the pimples from the skin completely.
Celery is also very important for digestive system. Take one-fourth spoon of celery with normal salt after eating the food. It will help in digesting the food easily and the gastric problem will not arise. In order to treat the problem of indigestion, stomach ache and cholera, mixture prepared from celery, peppermint and camphor is beneficial. The quantity of all the three ingredients must remain in equal proportions.
Now-a-days, the problem of cold is common in which nose gets blocked. For treating it, roast the celery or grind it and then tie it in a cotton cloth. Smell the cloth as many times as you can in a day and you will feel the difference. Celery has got immense therapeutic value as it cures the cough and pain in chest and lungs in several respiratory disorders.
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