Essential Oil Celery Seed

Botanical Name

Apium graveolens / L.

Benefits and Qualities

Celery essential oil is a tonic - as much in the nervous system as in the digestive system. Its diuretic effects and, consequently, its aid in eliminating toxins and purifying the blood have been known since Hippocrates. It is recommended for calming painful menstrual cycles and, in massage, it soothes rheumatism and arthritis.

Production

Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of crushed ripe fruit of apium graveolens Linnaeus cultivated (Apiaceaes).

The Plant

Celery grows spontaneously throughout Europe. Well before being cultivated it was known in Antiquity as wild ache. Its aroma and the characteristic form of its leaves made it a table decoration for the Greeks, while the Romans did not hesitate to tress crowns from it, as they did with laurel. But it took some centuries before celery would become known not just for its medicinal qualities but for its gastronomic merits and as a perfume for salads and soups.

Caution

Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Keep away from children.

Principes aromatiques

d-limonene, beta-selinene, phtalides

Parfume-Creation

Warm, sweet, spicy odour, recalling vegetables. While its uniqueness makes it difficult to use except in traces, it has found many varied applications. It is used in fantasia combinations and in creations seeking a natural character.

Description olfactive

Heart note. Sweet odour; spicy, powerful.