Raw celery has better antihypertensive effect than cooked celery, and contains many vitamins, among which vitamin P can reduce capillary permeability, increase vascular elasticity, reduce blood pressure, prevent arteriosclerosis and capillary rupture, and is a good health care product for hypertensive patients and middle-aged and elderly people in summer.

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nutritional ingredient

Celery is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and vitamin P, as well as minerals such as calcium, iron and phosphorus, in addition to protein, mannitol and dietary fiber.

The leaves and stems also contain apigenin, bergamot lactone and volatile oil, which have the functions of lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipid and preventing and treating atherosclerosis. It also has a certain auxiliary dietotherapy effect on neurasthenia, menstrual disorder, gout and muscle spasm; It can also promote gastric juice secretion and increase appetite. Especially the elderly, due to less physical activity, low diet and insufficient drinking water, it is easy to have dry stool. Eating celery regularly can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and is beneficial to defecation.

People should pay attention to two points when eating celery: first, celery is a cool food, and people with yin deficiency can clear fire if they eat it often, but people with yin deficiency should not eat it. Eating too much will lead to stomach cold, affect digestion and dilute stool; Second, most of the nutrients contained in celery are in the leaves, so we should eat them together, not just the stems, and throw away the leaves.

Reference link: Baidu Encyclopedia-Celery