Celery contains organic acids, apigenin, apigenin and volatile oil. Apigenin or fresh celery juice has obvious antihypertensive effect. The water extract of celery can reduce blood lipid (total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride). Apigenin can also inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Celery, also known as celery and celery, is imported from abroad. Celery and celery (China celery) have the same nutritional and dietetic value.
It seems that eating celery can lower blood pressure because celery is rich in butylphthalide. Butylphthalide in celery has sedative effect, so it is also called celery sedative. The tension of vascular smooth muscle leads to excessive adrenaline secretion, which is almost the nature of hypertension patients. Celery sedative can inhibit the tension of vascular smooth muscle and reduce the secretion of adrenaline, thus lowering and stabilizing blood pressure.
It seems that Oenanthe javanica has a better effect of protecting liver and preventing tuberculosis, and celery is the best in lowering blood pressure, followed by celery!