Celery, lunar plant

In antique times ancient Greeks decorated with garlands from a celery the houses during holidays. And put on the wreaths weaved out of its carved fragrant leaves the heads. In Ancient Rome the celery was also an ornamental plant. The celery was not eaten in the ancient time, admired it. On a legend, magic drink of love that was drunk by Tristan and Izolda, included celery juice.

Germans began to eat the 15-16th centuries a celery the first. To Russia the celery was delivered in Catherine II's reign, and got divorced as an ornamental plant. In the 18th century began to eat celery roots. Presently the celery is cultivated almost worldwide.

The Celery odorous, cultural – Apium Graveolens – a grassy, biannual plant from family umbrella is most widespread. In the first year at a plant forms a root crop with leaves. For the second year the celery blossoms and gives seeds.

At a celery the long green stalks up to 2 meters high and leaves reminding feathers of an exotic bird. All plant is pleasant, though is sharp, smells. White small flowers of a celery are collected in a difficult umbrella. The plant from June to September blossoms. Seeds small dvusemyanka, length of 1-1.5 mm ripen not at the same time. Keep viability of 5 years.

All parts of a celery are edible and curative, are used in cookery, clinical nutrition and traditional medicine.

There are three main kinds of a celery:

1. A sheet or detachable celery - Apium Graveolens secalinum. This type of a celery does not form root crops, and it has no thick scapes. But it has large spicy leaves, the real well of vitamins. Its fresh leaves give originality and originality to any salad, in a dry form they are used as seasoning.

2. A petiolar celery, celery stalks - Apium Graveolens dulce. The petiolar or salad celery has white, green or pink sheet scapes, long up to 60-70 cm, with juicy fragrant pulp. From it cook salads, cook them, fry, extinguish, and add to various dishes.

3. A root celery - Apium Graveolens rapaceum. The large juicy roundish root which is eaten crude in the form of salads has this appearance, add to soups and other dishes.

The wild celery still meets in the countries of the Mediterranean along the rivers, lakes, on the sea coast and in boggy places.

All parts of a plant contain: vitamins - A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C, PP, U, E, K, cellulose, sugar, essential oil, minerals potassium, calcium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, a pine forest, chlorine, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, sulfur, selenium …

Ancient Greek doctors appointed medicines from a celery at many diseases. Hippocrates wrote that at the upset nerves the celery has to be both food, and medicine.

In the ancient time fed with a celery horses to give them endurance. The celery also gives to people endurance, increases intellectual and physical working capacity, helps to overcome a heat, cold, increases immunity and ability to adapt to changes of the external environment.

Traditional medicine appoints broths from a celery at locks, migraine, for treatment of an urolithic disease, at gout, rheumatism, sore kidneys, nervous diseases.

- At gout and rheumatism.
To fill in 1 tablespoon of seeds of a celery with 1.5 glasses of boiled water of room temperature, to insist 2 hours, to filter, take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day for half an hour to food.

- Infusion from roots.
Spoon of the crushed fresh roots of a celery to fill in 1 St with 2 glasses of boiled water, to insist in a thermos 2 hours, to filter, accept ¼ glasses 3-4 times a day in 30 min. prior to food.

- The celery is the best vegetable burner of fat, it is irreplaceable at fight against obesity. Fresh juice from roots of a celery is drunk on 1-2 teaspoon by 3 times a day in 30 min. prior to food. Nutritionists advise everyone to lose weight to include a celery in the fresh daily menu, in the form of salads and soups.

- Medicines from a celery interfere with development of atherosclerosis and reduce arterial blood pressure.

- At skin diseases prepare celery ointment, fray the crushed celery leaves with butter 1:1.

In the cosmetic purposes the celery was used still by Ancient Greek beauties who were sure that a celery the magic grass and is capable to support youth many years.

- Recipe of tonic. 100 gr. greens of a celery to crush and fill in with 1 glass of abrupt boiled water in a thermos and to insist 4 hours. To filter, and wipe a face in the morning and in the evening.

- Fresh juice of a celery saves from eels, pimples, purifies skin. To impregnate with juice 2 layers of a gauze and to put for 15 minutes on a face. To wash water of room temperature.

- For removal of gloss and fat content. To mix 2 tablespoons of the crushed celery with 2 tablespoons of the oat flakes crushed on the coffee grinder and 1 teaspoon of honey.
To put on a face for 10-15 minutes. To wash water of room temperature.

- The mask rejuvenating. To fill in 2 tablespoons of the crushed stalks and leaves of a celery 150 gr. milk to bring to boiling, to cool, filter and put on a face for 215 minutes. The same mask is suitable for a neck and a decollete.

- Bleaching. To mix 2 tablespoons of the crushed celery about ½ teaspoons of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of sour cream. To put on a face for 15 minutes, to wash warm water, then cool.

In old times of the beauty carried with themselves a celery branch for involvement of admirers.