Celery is a vegetable with long, fleshy, cucculent stalks. These can be consumed war in salads, fried, cooked, in sauces, as a condiment for soups, in stews...
The leaves and seeds, as well as the stalks, can also be used as flavouring. In the food and agriculture industry, celery seed is used in several forms, for instance, in conserves, dehydrated or even oil.
Its a source of vitamins, especially A and C. Two stalks of celery provide appoximately 15% of the recomended dialy amount each kind vitamin, although white celery doesn't contain much provitaminA. Vitamin C has antioxidant propieties and protects against various cances. Celery also contains an important quantity of folic acid.
Celery aids the elimination of liquids and helps weight loss. Furthermore it desinfects and deoxifies nose and throat mucous, and has a cucolitic effect on colds and coughs. It also strengthens the nerves, brain and it alleviates nervous disorders. It destroys bacteria and funghi that are found in the stomach and intertines. Celery stimulates the intestinal frola, increasing the production of gastric juices and also has and antibacterial effect on the kidneys. Moreover, it provides nutrients for healthy skin, eyes and air.