Celery Seeds
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Description
Celery is an umbelliferous, aromatic, herbaceous plant grown for its leaves, seeds, oleoresin and essential oil. Celery plant is usually 30-60 cm high, erect with conspicuously jointed stems, bearing well-developed leaves on long expanded petioles. The rigid fruit is small, ovoid, 1 to 1.5mm long, 1 to 2mm in diameter, contains a small brown seed.
Origin and Distribution
The native habitat of celery extends from Sweden to Egypt, Algeria and Ethiopia and in Asia, India and China. It is an annual in the planes, whereas, biennial in cold climate and on hills.
Uses
The dried ripped fruits (celery fruit) are used as spice. Leaves and stalks are used as salads and in soups. It is also widely used in meat seasonings, in flavouring beverages, confectionaries, ice creams and baked goods. It is figured as a natural medicine in different cultures. In modern medicine, it is used as a stimulant and for treating Asthma and liver diseases.
Botanical name Family name Commercial part Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae Dried fruit
Indian Names
Hindi : Shalari, Ajmud, Randhuni Bengali : Bandhuri, Chanur Gujarati: Bodiajmoda Malayalam: Ayamodakam Marathi : Ajmoda Punjabi : Kernauli Sanskrit: Ajmoda Tamil : Ajmoda
Name in international languages
Spanish : Aipo
French : Celeri
German : Sellerie
Swedish : Selleri
Arabic : Karafs
Dutch : Selderij
Italian : Sedano
Portuguese: Apio
Russian : Syel’derey
Japanese: Serorii
Chinese : Chin