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Medicinal

Relief of Rheumatic aches and pains as a licensed traditional herbal remedy.
Medicines and Health Care Regulatory Authority, 2013 Licensed Traditional Herbal Remedies

Traditional Herbal Medicine Registration (THMR).

Nomenclature

OTHER COMMON NAMES: ACHE; CELERY; CELERY SEED; MARCHE; MARSH PARSLEY; SMALLAGE; SMALLEDGE; SWEET PARSLEY; VENUS'S HERB
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, available at www.rhs.org.uk

Toxicity

Side effects/precautions: Hypersensitivity; do not take with renal disease or if taking anti-coagulant medicines; photosensitivity – may cause sun burn in fair-skinned people; may cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to wild carrots/mugwort/birch and dandelion; may cause inflammation in individuals with renal disease; skin inflammation and sensitivity to sunlight.

From: Patient information leaflet on Licensed herbal medicines containing Apium graveolens.
Medicines and Health Care Regulatory Authority, 2013 Licensed Traditional Herbal Remedies

Geographical distribution

  • Africa, Macaronesia, Canary Is.
  • Africa, Macaronesia, Madeira
  • Africa, Northern Africa, Algeria
  • Africa, Northern Africa, Morocco
  • Africa, Northern Africa, Tunisia
  • Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Yemen
  • Asia-Temperate, Caucasus, Transcaucasus
  • Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Kyrgyzstan
  • Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Tadzhikistan
  • Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Turkmenistan
  • Asia-Temperate, Middle Asia, Uzbekistan
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Afghanistan
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Iran
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Iraq
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Israel
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Jordan
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Lebanon-Syria
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Turkey
  • Europe, Middle Europe
  • Europe, Northern Europe, Denmark
  • Europe, Northern Europe, Great Britain
  • Europe, Northern Europe, Ireland
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe
  • Europe, Southwestern Europe

Apium graveolens L.

Family: APIACEAE
Genus: Apium
Species: graveolens L.
Common names: Wild Celery
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Apium
Distribution summary: Africa, Europe, temperate Asia
Habit: Biennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Disturbed ground, roadsides, dry, sandy soil
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Seeds & Grains' (HSE 8)
Flowering months: June, July, August
Reason for growing: Medicinal, toxic, traditional herbal registration


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