What is the difference between parsley and celery

Parsley and celery are both relatively common vegetables. Sometimes people are not very clear about the difference between these two vegetables. From the perspective of the effect of making dishes, parsley is often used as a condiment, while celery is often used as a main dish. From the perspective of nutritional effects, parsley and celery both have a good effect in lowering blood pressure and are very effective in preventing hyperlipidemia.

1. Parsley

Edible value

Parsley leaves are mostly used as a spice, as a salad garnish, and as a flavoring for fruit and vegetable salads. Parsley leaves can remove bad breath. For example, chewing some celery leaves after eating onions and garlic can eliminate the bad smell in your mouth.

Medicinal value

It has auxiliary therapeutic effects on many diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, hematuria, urinary tract infection, constipation, etc.

"Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs" says that celery can "replenish blood, dispel wind, remove dampness, and be used to treat various wind-related diseases."

"Bencao Tui Chen" says that celery can "cure symptoms of liver yang such as dizziness, red face and eyes, heavy head and light feet, and unsteady walking."

The Uyghur medicine celery (Ulagai) is used as medicine with its seeds and roots.

2 celery

Main Value

According to modern scientific analysis, every 100 grams of celery contains 2.2 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 1.9 grams of carbohydrates, 160 milligrams of calcium, 61 milligrams of phosphorus, 8.5 milligrams of iron, as well as carotene and many other B vitamins. Celery is rich in nutrients, containing more calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin P, etc. It has long been used as both food and medicine. Celery is sweet and cool in nature, and has the effects of clearing the stomach and removing phlegm, dispelling wind and regulating qi, improving the mouth and throat, clearing the eyes and improving eyesight, and lowering blood pressure. In addition, celery is rich in volatile aromatic oils, which can not only increase appetite and promote blood circulation, but also have a therapeutic effect of refreshing the brain.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that celery is sweet and cool in nature, and has the effects of clearing heat, diuresis, lowering blood pressure, and removing fat. For medicinal purposes, it can be decocted in water for oral administration or mashed into juice for external application. It can assist in the treatment of early hypertension, hyperlipidemia, bronchitis, tuberculosis, cough, headache, insomnia, excessive menstrual bleeding, functional uterine bleeding, difficulty urinating, heat accumulation in the lungs and stomach, measles, mumps, etc. [3]

Medicinal value

Celery is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and vitamin P. It is also rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, as well as protein, mannitol and dietary fiber.

The leaf stems also contain the medicinal ingredients apigenin, bergamotrin lactone and volatile oil, which have the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and preventing and treating atherosclerosis; it also has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on neurasthenia, menstrual disorders, gout, and muscle spasms; it can also promote gastric juice secretion and increase appetite. Especially the elderly, who are prone to dry stools due to their low physical activity, small diet and insufficient water intake, eating celery regularly can stimulate gastrointestinal motility and facilitate defecation.