CeleryCelery is certainly not the easiest of plants to grow to perfection, but if you remember that it's a hungry and thirsty crop, it will reward you well. Celery is rich in phosphorus, silicon, iron, and calcium. As part of a balanced diet, celery can help improve alkalinity which helps ward off infectious tendencies.
Celery is consumed as raw or cooked vegetable. Celery is easily found in most grocery stores. It has a relatively long shelf life and can add flavor to a variety of dishes that kids enjoy. Celery is not a crop of the farm stands. At the farmer's markets, only a few vendors carry it.
It would be weird to think that a green vegetable such as this would contribute to some interesting sexual stimulation. Weirdly enough, it does play a big role in providing certain stimulation. Celery contains androstenone and androsteno, two odorless hormone / pheromones released through male perspiration which turns women on. The Romans dedicated celery to Pluto their 'god of sex'.
"When you chew a stalk of celery, you release androstenone and androstenol odor molecules into your mouth. They then travel up the back of your throat to your nose," says Alan Hirsch, MD, author of Scentsational Sex. "Once there, the pheromones boost your arousal, turning you on and causing your body to send off scents and signals that make you more desirable to women."
- Source: http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/57/66177.htm
Celery is available year-round. Choose firm bunches that are tightly formed; the leaves should be green and crisp. Celery is a biennial herbaceous plant that is most commonly found in ditches and salty marshes. They are native to the coasts of Northern and Western Europe and are characterized by the creamy white flowers that occur densely. Celery is often underestimated because its contents are 95% water, but the amount of vitamin C, A, B-complex, carotenes and folic acids should not be underestimated. This food is a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate, Potassium and Manganese.
Celery is also touted as the plant to eat to lower your blood pressure, loaded as it is with a compound called phthalide. Celery is used for its strong stimulating and beneficial effect on a weak sexual system , but as is usual with plant therapies the normally active person does not have to fear an uncontrollable upsurge. Celery is still valuable in diets, where it provides low-calorie fiber bulk. Bergapten in the seeds can increase photosensitivity, so the use of essential oil externally in bright sunshine should be avoided.
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