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Apium graveolens - Ugragandhika, Celery

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Fruit
[[File:Celery.jpg|thumb|right|]]
'''Apium graveolens var''' 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==
==Chemical Composition==
The constituents of the celery include glycosidesCelery yields an essential oil (3%), steroidsmajor constituent being d-limonene (50%) and phathalides and beta-selinene; coumarins, and different types of phenolic including furanocoumarins, flavones, (bergapten); flavonoids (apiin and trace elementsapigenin).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Ugragandhika, Vastamoda, Hayagandha|ta=|te=|hi=Bari ajmod, Ajmod|en=Celery, Wild Celery}}
==Properties==
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|roundedRounded|4-10cm long||With hooked hairs|singleSingle}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
Celery.jpg|Leaves
CSIRO ScienceImage 2813 Celery.jpg|Cuttings
File:Apium graveolens 003.JPG|Flowers
File:Celery seed.jpg|Seeds
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://wwwgbpihedenvis.ncbinic.nlm.nih.govin/pmc/articles/PMC5414449PDFs/ Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Pharmacology]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery Plant description]</ref>
==External Links==
* [https://www.botanical-online.com/english/celery-cultivation.htm celery Celery cultivation details]* [https://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/store/avactis-images/u/Celery.pdf celery Celery on nichols garden nursary]* [https://www.growveg.com/guides/growing-celery-two-ways/ caleryCelery-growing ways]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Apiaceae]]

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