Celery Seed Oil

See also : Celery

Health Benefits and uses of Celery Seed Oil are

• Celery essential oil has been shown to have antifungal activity. It is also active against many bacteria including: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Streptococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Pseudomonas solanacearum.
• Phthalides and other compounds of celery seed oil have potential value for the treatment of hypertension and heart ailments. 3-n-butyl phthalide is also reported to be a muscle relaxant. Phthalides have been reported to have sedative and anticonvulsant activity in mice. The oil has hypoglycemic activity.
• Heals Liver Damage : Researchers gave oral celery seed oil extract to the damaged rats at small cumulative doses (50 µl/kg of body weight for 6 weeks). They found that celery seed oil ameliorated the toxicological effects of DEHP, which was revealed in improved lipid profile, restored liver functions, improved vascular oxidative stress and inhibition of oxidative damage to lipids.
• stomach Ulcers : A study investigated the ability of two celery extracts to reduce stomach lesions (ulcers) in rats, and to reduce bacterial activity in the stomach : Their results also showed that celery seed oil strongly inhibited the activity of Escherichia coli and was moderately inhibitory against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.
• Reduces Cancer : Phthalides are highly bioactive compounds extracted from celery. They provide protection against cancer and various other conditions. Sedanolide has been reported to be the most active of the phthalides, and has been shown to reduce tumors in laboratory animals.
• Reduces Inflammation and Pain of Arthritis