Background: The English word celery is from celeri, a French word derived from an ancient Greek word. The plant is mentioned as selinon in Homer's Odyssey (850 BC.)
Introduced to the Americas in the 17th century, there were a handful of cultivated US varieties listed in use there by 1806.
Whole and ground seed may be added to a variety of foods.
Description: Celery is a member of the Umbelliferae family, a family which includes anise, caraway, carrot, fennel, parsley, parsnips, and celeriac. Depending upon the variety of celery, you will likely find over a million seeds in just one pound of celery seed. It is a year-round crop in California and many other places around the world.
The celery plant is slender, pale to darker green, growing up to 3 ft in height. It has a segmented leaf (3-5. Flowers with small white petals. Celery seeds are very small, tan to dark brown, and have a strong, bitter, pleasant smell.
Safety: There is no known negative safety information available.
May promote uterine muscle contraction and bleeding. Use during pregnancy or when conception is desired is not recommended.
