Herbs & Herbal Remedies @ Green Papaya

Diuretics should be used in consultation with a physician. They can deplete body stores of potassium, an essential nutrient. Those who use diuretics should also eat foods high in potassium, such as bananas and fresh vegetables, to replace lost electrolytes.

High blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and diabetes are serious conditions. Celery seed may help manage them, but it should be used in consultation with your physician as part of an overall treatment plan.

Pregnant women should not take diuretics without a physician’s approval.

Celery seed and oil are considered nontoxic and are on the Food and Drug Administration’s list of herbs generally regarded as safe. For otherwise healthy non-pregnant, non-nursing adults who are not taking other diuretics, celery seed is considered safe in amounts typically recommended.

Celery seed should be used in medicinal amounts only in consultation with your doctor. If celery seed causes minor discomforts, such as stomach upset or diarrhea, use less or stop using it. Let your doctor know if you experience any unpleasant effects or if the symptoms for which the herb is being used do not improve significantly in two weeks.

Needs Rich Soil

Celery grows best in well-watered, richly organic soil. Less ideal conditions produce tougher, stringier, more bitter stalks.

In mild areas, celery grows virtually year-round. Elsewhere, start seeds indoors in January and bed seedlings in early spring after the danger of frost has passed. Soak seeds before planting. Germination typically takes about ten days Transplant when seedlings are about 3 inches high at approximately three months. Space plants about 6 inches apart.

Water copiously. Stalk juiciness depends on how much water the plants receive.

Harvest seeds when they mature.

Certain chemicals (psoralens) in celery sometimes cause rashes in agricultural workers. Gardeners take note: Wearing sunscreen prevents the reaction.