IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF Apium graveolens (CELERY) PLANT: PHARMACOTHERAPY AND HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

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Niranjan Babu Mudduluru, Paidi Vl Naidu, Maheshbabu R

Abstract

Apium plants belong to the Apiaceae family and have been integral to traditional medicine across the Mediterranean, tropical, and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa for millennia. They are valued for their medicinal benefits, particularly in preventing coronary and vascular disorders. Apium plants are rich in phytochemicals such as bergapten, flavonoids, glycosides, furanocoumarins, furocoumarin, limonene, psoralen, xanthotoxin, and selinene. These plants exhibit diverse pharmacological properties including anticancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, nematocidal, anti-rheumatic, antiasthmatic, anti-bronchitic, hepatoprotective, appetizer, anticonvulsant, antispasmodic, lactation-inducing, anti-jaundice, antihypertensive, anti-dysmenorrheal effects, as well as promoting cardiovascular health and spermatogenesis. This review synthesizes information on the ecology, botany, cultivation practices, natural habitat, medicinal properties, phytochemical composition, and pharmacological efficacy of Apium plants, aiming to optimize their therapeutic potential for human health.

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