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Apium graveolens - Ugragandhika, Celery

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Celery <ref name="Celery"/> (Apium graveolens) is a marshland plant in the family Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, either its stalks, leaves, or hypocotyl are eaten and used in cooking.Celery seed is also used as a spice; its extracts are used in Ayurvedic medicine. ==Uses=={{Uses|blood pressure}}, {{Uses|indigestion}}, {{Uses|uterus}}, {{Uses|inflammatory}}, {{Uses|hysteria}}, {{Uses|high blood pressure}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|kidney complaints}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|seeds}}. ==Chemical Composition==The constituents of the celery include glycosides, steroids, and different types of phenolic including furanocoumarins, flavones, and trace elements<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Biennial herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Celery leaves are frequently used in cooking to add a mild spicy flavor to foods, similar to, but milder than black pepper}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
Celery seed ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|1-3cm long|Yellow|5|Flowers Season is also used as a spice; its extracts are used in [[Ayurvedic medicine]] .June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Frui|rounded|4-10cm long||With hooked hairs|single}}
===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a rich light moist soil with some shade in summer<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="Celerychemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediancbi.orgnlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/wikiPMC5414449/Ajwain "wikipediapharmacognacy review"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery "wikipedea"]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Apium+graveolens+secalinum "practical palnts"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==* [https://www.botanical-online.com/english/celery-cultivation.htm]* [https://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/store/avactis-images/u/Celery.pdf]* [https://www.growveg.com/guides/growing-celery-two-ways/]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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