Oregano, widely available globally, is a plant with small, prickly leaves and clusters of white flowers that transform into celery seeds. These seeds are commonly used as both spices and remedies in households.
Properties
According to Ayurveda, celery is praised for its digestive powers, capable of digesting a variety of foods. However, it can have adverse effects, causing headaches and reducing milk production in individuals with a bile nature.
Harmful effects
Celery is advised to be consumed fresh, as aging destroys its oily components, rendering it less effective. Excessive consumption can lead to headaches.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Arthritis (joint pain)
Massage affected areas with celery oil for relief.
Baking a bundle of celery powder helps alleviate arthritis pain.
Grinding wild oregano with castor oil and applying it can cure arthritis pain.
2. Habit of eating soil or coal
Regularly feeding one spoon of celery powder at night for three weeks helps eliminate the habit in children.
3. Stomach ache
Consume one gram black salt and 2 grams of celery with hot water.
4. In gynecological diseases
Feeding a mixture of 1 spoon of celery and 2 spoons of jaggery to pregnant women relieves back pain and purifies the uterus.
5. Wetting the bed
Regularly feed 1 gram of celery powder before sleeping for a few days.
6. Polyuria (Frequent urination)
Grind 2 grams of celery with 2 grams of jaggery and make tablets for curing polyuria.
7. Pimples
Grind 2 spoons of celery with 4 spoons of curd and apply on the face before sleeping.
8. Toothache
Apply celery oil on the affected tooth or make a paste of celery and beech for tooth decay.
9. Indigestion
Chew 1 teaspoon of roasted celery mixed with rock salt after meals.
10. Lice, nit
Grind 1 teaspoon of alum and 2 teaspoons of celery, mix in buttermilk, and apply on the hair roots.
11. Chronic fever, mild fever
Soak 15 grams of celery in water overnight for 15 days to cure chronic mild fever.
12. On infertility (absence of uterus)
Take celery and sugar candy daily from the eighth day of menstruation to promote pregnancy.
13. Bedbugs
Tying celery bundles on cot legs helps repel bed bugs.
14. Mosquito
Mixing celery with mustard oil and placing it in the room repels mosquitoes.
15. For food items
Adding celery to dishes improves digestion.
16. Digestive Powder
Make a powder of celery, myrtle, asafoetida, and rock salt; take 1 teaspoon after meals.
17. In case of headache
Inhale the scent of heated celery to reduce sneezing, cold, and headache.
18. Ear pain
Boil celery in sesame oil and put 2 drops in the ear for relief.
19. Cold and cough
Mix mint powder, celery, and native camphor for a remedy.
20. Vomiting and diarrhea
Create a solution with mint powder, celery powder, and native camphor for relief.
21. Bug bites
Apply a solution of mint powder, celery powder, and native camphor on insect stings.
22. Diarrhea
Use celery with salt and water for immediate relief.
23. Hemorrhoids
Apply a mixture of ground Ajwain with butter on warts.
24. Menorrhoea (semen disorder)
Consume celery with sesame oil for benefits.
25. Kidney pain
Take celery powder with warm milk for relief.
26. Ringworm, itching
Apply a thick celery paste on skin diseases for relief.
Wash wounds with boiling water containing celery for skin diseases.
This collection of remedies showcases the versatile uses of celery in addressing various health issues.