Celery is a very common vegetable in our daily life, often appearing on our dining tables. Celery is rich in nutrients and has many health benefits, such as improving appetite and aiding digestion. Moreover, celery can also be used to treat certain diseases effectively. How to use celery for therapy? What should we pay attention to when pairing celery with other foods? Let's find out with the help of this article.
The Therapeutic Effects of Celery
1. Celery and Eggs for Treating Constipation in the Elderly
Mix 150g of celery with eggs and stir-fry until cooked. Eat it on an empty stomach every morning. This is highly effective in improving age-related constipation.
2. Eating Celery to Treat Angular Cheilitis
Patients with angular cheilitis should eat celery once a day. The inflammation will naturally disappear within two days.
3. Celery Leaves for Corn Removal
Wash celery leaves, shake off excess water, and squeeze them into a small handful. Rub the corn with the celery leaves until the juice dries. Repeat this process 3-4 times a day. Alternatively, you can crush the celery leaves, apply them to the corn, and secure them with gauze and adhesive tape. Change the dressing once a day. If you persist in this treatment for about a week, the corn will disappear.
4. Celery Porridge
Ingredients: 120g celery with roots, 250g glutinous rice, salt, and monosodium glutamate to taste.
Instructions: Put the celery and glutinous rice in a pot, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat until the rice becomes porridge-like. Finally, add the desired amount of seasonings.
Indications: Hypertension and coronary heart disease, etc.
Dosage and Administration: Eat it for breakfast and dinner every day. Take it for 7-8 days as one treatment course (usually after 1-4 days of consumption, blood pressure starts to decrease).
Taboos for Pairing Celery
Avoid eating celery with cucumbers. The vitamin C in celery will be destroyed by the vitamin C enzyme in cucumbers, reducing nutritional value and incomplete nutrient absorption.
Avoid eating celery with clams, mussels, oysters, and crabs. Celery will destroy all the vitamin B1 in these seafood.
