Celery Juice to Suppress the Appetite

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, wrote that celery could be used to calm the nerves, and, indeed, its very high calcium level is likely to be the reason for this phenomenon. The seeds, leaves, and edible root of the plant are used. Celery is best eaten raw, and its juice is particularly useful. The seeds are rich in iron and many vitamins, including A, B, and C, and can be used in the treatment of liver problems and high blood pressure.

USES
• Eat the seeds to treat arthritis (for which they act as an anti-inflammatory) and to relieve muscle spasms (antispasmodic action).
• Grated, raw celery can be used as a poultice to apply to swollen glands.
• Raw whole celery can be eaten regularly to reduce high blood pressure, and to act as a tonic for the liver.
• Celery juice or an infusion of celery seeds may be drunk to alleviate sciatica.
• Drink celery juice before meals to suppress the appetite. Chew celery seeds after a meal as a digestive.

PROPERTIES
• Celery helps to reduce high blood pressure
• Digestive, reducing spasm in the intestinal tract and acting as an anti-infl ammatory agent
• Purifies the blood
• May help in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatic disorders; in Japan, rheumatic patients are sometimes put on a celery-only diet
• Celery seeds also have anti-infl ammatory properties
• Stimulates the thyroid and pituitary glands

CAUTION
Because celery may cause the uterus to contract, it should not be eaten during pregnancy.