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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: APIACEAEGenus: 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