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The shape of celery
Celery belongs to Umbelliferae. There are three kinds of cress, celery and celery, which have similar effects. Celery is the best medicine. Celery has a strong aroma and is called "medicinal celery". But it is not a variety with coriander. Celery is rich in protein, carbohydrates, carotene, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and sodium. At the same time, it has the effects of calming the liver and clearing away heat, expelling pathogenic wind and promoting diuresis, relieving restlessness and swelling, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and dispersing lung qi, invigorating stomach and promoting blood circulation, clearing intestine and relaxing bowels, moistening lung and relieving cough, lowering blood pressure, strengthening brain and calming nerves. Eating celery often, especially celery leaves, is very beneficial to prevent hypertension and arteriosclerosis, and has an auxiliary treatment effect.

Morphological characteristics of celery-stem celery

Herb, 5~ 15 cm high, with creeping stems, developed walking stems, slender stems, creeping to the ground and taking root step by step.

leaf

Perennial leaves are fleshy, nearly round or kidney-shaped, with V-shaped notches. The leaves are 2~3 cm long and 1.8~2.5 cm wide, with 5~7 cleft edges, and the lobes have obtuse serrations with roughly equal depth. The base is heart-shaped, palmately veined, with 7-9 hairs.

The petiole is 5~ 15 cm long and densely pilose on the stalk; Stipules membranous, obtuse or lobed at the top, 0. 1~0.2 cm long.

flower

Flowers are winding inflorescences scattered in the axils of leaves. Peduncle longer than petiole, 5~ 15 cm long, pilose. There are 18~26 flowers in the cluster, forming a spherical head. The pedicel is very short, with a length of 0. 1~0. 15 cm, and there are membranous, ovoid or obovate small total bracts at the base of the pedicel. Calyx-free teeth; Petals, acuminate, white or milky white; The style swells when it is young, bends outward after flowering, and the base protrudes. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to165438+1October.

fruit

The fruit is free, with a length of 0. 12~0. 15 cm, a width of 0. 1~0. 12, oblate, heart-shaped and smooth at the base. Mature often yellow-brown, with prominent middle and trailing edges. There are two antenna-shaped styles at the top of the fruit.