Apium graveolens L. (Apiaceae)
- Authors: Muhammed Mesud HÜRKUL1, Şeyda YAYLA2
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tandoğan, Ankara, Türkiye 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tandoğan, Ankara, Türkiye
- Source: Poison or Remedy? Case Reports on Selected Plants , pp 1-16
- Publication Date: November 2025
- Language: English
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Apium graveolens L. (Apiaceae; formerly Umbelliferae) is distributed from Europe to the Western Himalayas and from Micronesia to North Africa. The plant is called "celery" and is commonly consumed as a vegetable, also used as medicine, poison, and animal food. The plant has many pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, hypocholesterolemic, cardiotonic, antidiabetic, antiulcer, hepatoprotective, antiplatelet, larvicidal, anti-spasmolytic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, analgesic and anti-infertility. However, many important health problems have also been reported with the use of celery. Case reports indicate that important conditions like anaphylactic shock, food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, hyperthyroidism, bipolar disorder, phototoxicity, and acute irritant contact dermatitis may occur due to the use of celery.
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