Extracted by steam distillation from the seeds dried of Apium graveolens L. (celery, celery from costa, celery rapa), plant biennal of the Apiaceae native of the coasts atlantic europee and of the Mediterranean, cultivated universally as ortaggio and aromatic from over 3.000 years. The phytochemical profile of the oil of seeds is dominated from ftalidi — ligustilide (40-70%), butilftaalide and sedanenolide — composti eterociclic ossigenati which provide the aroma characteristic, with β-selinene and β-phellandrene. The ftalidi have documented activity ipotensive (rilassano the muscolatura liscia vascolare), sedative of the nervous system central, carminative and antispastic. In aromatherapy the celery is used as tonic renale and diuretic light, carminative and antispastic intestinal, sedative mild and support in the protocolli depurative of the liver. The sue ftalidi si accumulano in the milk materno — avoid during breastfeeding. Contraindicated during pregnancy (stimulates the contrations uterine) and in the nefropatie acute. Has properties fotosensibilizzant for the presence of furanocumarine. Heart note warm, herbaceous and caratteristicaly sedanic.

France, India, Ungheria, China, Olanda

Seeds (fruits dried)

Steam distillation

• Diuretico: promotes the elimination of the liquidi in eccesso and the depuration renale.
• Sedative blando: calms the nervous system, reduces anxiety and tension.
• Digestive: stimulates the production of succhi gastric, carminative.
• Antireumatico: relieves joint pain and reumatic in massage.

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