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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Hot, acrid, sweet urinary relaxant helpful in decreasing uric acid in gout and arthritis. Depurative, vasodilator, hypertensive. Called Ajmoda in Ayurveda.like Burdock root but warming.

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Celery seeds are actually a very small fruit, these "seeds" yield a valuable volatile oil.

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  • SERVING SIZE: 1/16 tsp
  • FAMILY: Apiaceae
  • SPECIES: Apium graveolens
  • EAT IN: SPRING

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Constitutional nutrition is tailored to the individual. In the kitchen, especially during your family’s formative years, you shape your family's lifelong health.

Understanding your child's constitution is key to raising resilience, instead of wiring in disease. Study constitutional medicine to discover the keys to personalized nourishment.

Rooted in the insights curated from Ayurveda and Greek medicine, constitutional medicine teaches you which foods match your body, so you and your family have true vitality, strength, and balance. See How it Works.

Medicinal Effects of Celery Seed

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating Vata aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

Subtaste:
Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Moves Energy:
Outward

OUTWARD

Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating.

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Family:
Apiaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Celery Seed
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:
Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Cleanse & Detox:
Antilithic

STRONG ANTILITHIC

An herb that dissolves / breaks up stones (gallstones or kidney stones) so that it can be passed.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Skin Care & Beauty:
Diaphoretic

STRONG DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Photosensitizing

MILD PHOTOSENSITIZING

Causes sensitivity to ultaviolet light - useful in psoriasis and cancers.

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Immune System:
Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Heart & Circulation:
Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Calcium Channel Blocker

STRONG CALCIUM-CHANNEL-BLOCKER

Reduces blood pressure by relaxing smooth muscle tissue. Blocking calcium (Ca2+) inhibits smooth muscle contraction.

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Ace Inhibitor

ACE-INHIBITOR

Used to lower blood pressure. Promotes diuresis by inhibiting angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE).

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Hypotensive

HYPOTENSIVE

An herb that lowers blood pressure.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Kidney & Urinary:
Diuretic

STRONG DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

SEE ALL 'DIURETIC' FOODS / HERBS

Weight Loss:
Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

SEE ALL 'LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR' FOODS / HERBS

Bone & Joint:
Antiarthritic

ANTIARTHRITIC

Herbs that ease arthritic pain and promote joint health.

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Strength, Muscle Health:
Antispasmodic

STRONG ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, heart palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

SEE ALL 'ANTISPASMODIC' FOODS / HERBS

Other:
Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Celery Seed

  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Hypotensive, Nervine, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Nervine, Antiarthritic, Calcium-channel-blocker, Hypotensive, Spleen-tonic

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Spleen-tonic

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Hypotensive, Spleen-tonic, Calcium-channel-blocker, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Ace-inhibitor

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Antiarthritic

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Antilithic, Digestive, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Antiarthritic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Antiarthritic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Spleen-tonic, Antiarthritic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Burns-toxins, Digestive

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  • Turmeric

    Turmeric has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Antiarthritic, Calcium-channel-blocker, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Celery Seed

  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Diuretic, Hypotensive, Anti-inflammatory, Internal-detoxicant, Antiarthritic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antilithic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Hypotensive, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Photosensitizing, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Calcium-channel-blocker, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

    Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

    Ace-inhibitor, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Spleen-tonic

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  • Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea

    Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic

    LEARN MORE

  • Chandraprabha Vati

    Chandraprabha Vati has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritic, Digestive, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Yogaraj Guggulu

    Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Antiarthritic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritic, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Diuretic, Nervine

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  • Hawthorne Berry & Flower

    Hawthorne Berry & Flower has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Hypotensive, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Ace-inhibitor, Anti-inflammatory, Antilithic, Digestive

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Calcium-channel-blocker, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Hypotensive, Nervine

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Celery Seed may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Celery Seed may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Celery Seed. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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Constitutional Nutrition: Strengthen Your Health Naturally

When your dietary choices align with your individual nature (constitution), it supports your metabolism, energy, and health naturally. A personalized diet, fitting to your constitution, leverages your natural strengths while gently supporting your body where it's vulnerable.

Constitutional nutrition is especially beneficial for digestion, a foundational pillar of health influencing your entire well-being. Balanced digestion fortifies your body's natural defenses against illness and enhances your resilience when illness does arise. A healthy digestive fire (*agni*) eases discomfort, speeds recovery, and naturally uplifts your mood.

By embracing constitutional nutrition, you will soon experience a profound sense of renewal, vitality, and inner strength.

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“It tastes numbing on the tongue when chewed. I noticed that it was calming and it eased my breathing. It uplifted my mood like an antidepressant. Seriously! I felt relaxed and happy, and burped a few times as my stomach settled. A very good digestive."
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