Click one of the buttons above, or cut and paste the following link to share this page with your network.
This link will automatically track your referrals to Joyful Belly:
Frequently hailed for being a negative calorie food, celery is an ideal snack for people trying to lose weight. Being light and easy to digest, celery stimulates and actually improves digestion. Its roughage scrapes away excess mucus that may be plaguing your digestive tract.
Celery burns up ama while building the digestive fire of agni. The volatile oils make it a strong irritant diuretic, detoxifying stagnant water weight in Kapha individuals. Also great for hypertension, this stalky vegetable lowers blood pressure by removing excess water and thus lowering overall blood volume.
Celery is a diaphoretic, meaning it opens your sweat glands which is important for detoxification. It also contains compounds that relax the muscles that surround your arteries, allowing blood vessels to dilate. This improves circulation, reduces lymphatic stagnation, and aids detoxification.
About Celery Stalk
The word for celery comes from the Greek word selinon which translates to 'parsley,' a close relative of celery. Celery's powers have been known since antiquity. Leaves of it were found in the garlands surrounding King Tut's tomb, and Homer makes reference to celery in both epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Cooking Celery Stalk
Raw celery is an hors d'oeuvre staple. It keeps well at room temperature and pairs wonderfully with a variety of dips. Celery, onions, and bell peppers form the holy trinity of spicy Cajun cuisine. Because of its distinct flavor and ability to soften while maintaining its shape celery is a key ingredient in many soups. In France, celery, onions, and carrots form a base for soups and sauces known as mirepoix. Toss celery and other kitchen veggie scraps in a pot with water to make a savory broth of your own. And don?t toss those leftover celery leaves. Add a little kick to your salt by drying and grinding them, then adding them to your shaker.
Learn about the health benefits of celery stalk for FREE
You'll receive free access to our entire website including
healthy recipes,
nutritional diet plans,
medicinal uses of ingredients,
& ayurvedic health tips.
Sign in once and you can use our website indefinitely..
Find out by taking this free, easy quiz.
You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Celery Stalk' is a good fit.
Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes
at your own leisure to learn more about your body.
AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Celery Stalk
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.
Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.
An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.
STRONG NERVINE
Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.
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.
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.
Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.
In each study below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects.
See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Celery Stalk affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
9
14
5
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your ear temperature?
30
24
18
12
6
0
2
26
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your sweat quantity?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
25
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
0
0
27
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your tongue body?
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
9
1
15
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the swelling of your tongue body?
19
16
13
10
7
4
5
6
17
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
4
10
12
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your digestion speed?
15
12
9
6
3
0
2
13
12
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
TOXINS
How did Celery Stalk affect the amount of gas & bloating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
4
20
2
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your stool smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
5
19
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
Tongue: How did Celery Stalk affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
14
10
4
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your tongue coating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
4
0
1
4
19
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your throat soreness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
25
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
21
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
21
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your sweat smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
25
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your acne?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
26
1
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your freckles/moles?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
28
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
24
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of the lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
25
3
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
HYDRATION
How did Celery Stalk affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
15
10
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the dryness of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
1
23
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the cracks on your tongue?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
19
6
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Celery Stalk affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your congestion?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
21
7
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Celery Stalk affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
17
10
1
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your muscle tension?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
6
22
0
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your anxiety?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
3
20
3
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the stillness of your tongue?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
23
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
DIGESTION
How did Celery Stalk affect your digestion speed?
15
12
9
6
3
0
2
13
12
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the amount of gas & bloating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
4
20
2
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
6
21
1
0
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
4
10
12
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
TONGUE
How did Celery Stalk affect the stillness of your tongue?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
23
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your tongue coating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
4
0
1
4
19
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the cracks on your tongue?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
19
6
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
Tongue: How did Celery Stalk affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
14
10
4
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the swelling of your tongue body?
19
16
13
10
7
4
5
6
17
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your tongue body?
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
9
1
15
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
STOOL
How did Celery Stalk affect your stool lightness?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
7
19
2
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your stool smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
5
19
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your stool consistency?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
4
20
3
0
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your stool frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
2
16
9
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your stool color?
30
24
18
12
6
0
2
0
3
0
23
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
URINE
How did Celery Stalk affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
21
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your urine lightness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
9
17
2
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
15
10
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
21
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your urine clarity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
19
8
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
SWEAT
How did Celery Stalk affect your sweat quantity?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
25
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your sweat smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
25
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
SKIN
How did Celery Stalk affect the dryness of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
1
23
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
0
0
27
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your freckles/moles?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
28
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your acne?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
26
1
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
EYE
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of the lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
25
3
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
24
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
ENT
How did Celery Stalk affect your congestion?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your throat soreness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
25
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
21
7
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your ear temperature?
30
24
18
12
6
0
2
26
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
HEART
How did Celery Stalk affect your heart rate?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
25
2
0
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your heart rhythm?
31
25
19
13
7
1
2
24
2
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
24
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
SYSTEMIC
How did Celery Stalk affect your muscle tension?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
6
22
0
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your anxiety?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
3
20
3
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
9
14
5
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
How did Celery Stalk affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
17
10
1
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:74 (2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05)
Celery Stalk may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when
right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in
Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire
reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once
you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy,
& botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.
“Great question! Celery is generally considered cooling due to its high water content and diuretic properties, which can help flush excess heat from the body. However, in Ayurveda, we also look at its post-digestive effect (vipaka) and energetic qualities.
While celery can have a cooling effect in the short term, its slightly bitter and astringent properties can sometimes increase dryness and lightness, which may aggravate Pitta over time, especially in excess.
That said, individual reactions may vary, and some Pittas might tolerate celery well, especially when balanced with grounding ingredients like ghee or cooling herbs. Thanks for bringing this up—Ayurveda is all about personalization!"
Want our top Ayurvedic recipes and health tips? Subscribe to our free newsletter!
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The information and products on this website are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
disease.
On MeWe
On Pinterest
On Facebook
On Twitter
On WhatsApp
On Email
Create a recipe with it
Compare with other greens
Ayurvedic Perspective
Biocharacteristics & Herbal Actions
Similar foods and herbs
Impact: On tongue, nerves, elimination, etc.
Indications / Benefits
Contraindications / Aggravates
Comments and reviews
