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4 amazing uses for celery seed extract As with many plants, the ancient wisdom of using celery seeds to restore health is being validated by modern science

Worried about your blood pressure rising? Got gout? Plagued by arthritis or an ulcer? Celery seed can come to the rescue.

Lowering Blood Pressure

Celery and celery seeds act as diuretics, helping to eliminate excess water and salt that make blood pressure rise. This is also how many blood-pressure medications work, but the drugs also cause side eff ects because they disrupt the body’s balance of sodium and potassium and reduce blood fl ow to the brain. Celery does the job without disturbing the mineral balance, doesn’t reduce blood fl ow to the brain, and doesn’t cause any other adverse eff ects. In addition, celery seed extract helps dilate blood vessels, another mechanism that helps to lower blood pressure.

A study of 30 people with moderately elevated blood pressure tested 75 mg of a celery seed extract twice daily. Blood pressure began to drop after a few weeks of supplementation, and at the end of six weeks, it had fallen, on average, from 139/85 to 131/76.

Celery and its seeds contain phthalides, a category of plant nutrients. Although other plants also contain phthalides, the unique composition of these compounds in celery produces its health benefi ts. One phthalide, 3nB (short for 3-n-butylphthalide), is only found in celery, and is believed to be the component that lowers blood pressure. The blood-pressure study referenced above used an extract standardized to contain 85-percent 3nB.

Balancing Inflammation to Relieve Pain

Temporary infl ammation is the body’s natural reaction to injury—when you cut a fi nger, the redness around it means your body is working to heal the cut. But chronic infl ammation is a key component of chronic pain. Anti-infl ammatory drugs used to treat pain suppress some of the production of infl ammation in a way that leads to side eff ects and health risks, but celery works in diff erent manner.

Rather than blocking internal processes, celery seed restores balance to the body’s prostaglandins, chemicals that infl uence infl ammation. By balancing, rather than blocking natural processes, the extract can bring relief without side eff ects. A study of 70 people suff ering from arthritis pain tested 75 mg of celery seed extract for three weeks and found that it reduced pain and improved fl exibility of joints.

Easing Gout & Relieving Ulcers

Many people have experienced relief from gout by taking celery seed extract. Gout can develop on its own or can be triggered by diuretic drugs that lower blood pressure, because the drugs raise levels of uric acid. When uric acid forms crystals, these cause severe pain, often in the big toe.

While celery seed extract is a diuretic, it has the opposite eff ect on uric acid. Lab analyses of celery seed have found that it contains luteolin, a substance that reduces unhealthy levels of uric acid by blocking an enzyme that contributes to its overproduction.

Celery seed is also an ancient remedy for poor digestion, and more recent examinations of its components have found that it can help prevent or relieve stomach ulcers. Lab analyses show that it inhibits H. pylori bacteria, which can cause ulcers in the lining of the stomach.

How to Use Celery Seed Extract

Celery seed extract is available as an individual supplement as well as in formulas. For extracts that standardized to contain 85% 3nB—this should be noted in the Supplements Facts—the usual dose is 75–150 mg, twice daily. For other extracts, follow product directions.

To relieve gout, some people take higher doses, such as 500 or 1,200 mg daily. The supplement usually needs to be taken on an ongoing basis to prevent gout from recurring. Some formulas combine celery seed with tart cherry extract, which also reduces uric acid and relieves gout.

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