SPOTLIGHT ON CELERY SEED
The oil comes from the seed.
Many people recognize celery by its crisp green stalks and leaves. Celery Seed essential oil invites us to look at a much smaller part of the plant: the tiny aromatic seeds. Education first. Curiosity always.
Meet CeleryLook at the Seed
The Plant Behind the Oil
Wild celery is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean region. Today the plant is cultivated for both its familiar stalks and its flavorful seeds.
Stalk, leaf, seed and essential oil all belong to the same plant, yet each offers a different expression of it. Celery Seed Vitalityâ„¢ is steam distilled from the plant's tiny seeds. Same celery. A much smaller starting point.
The Plant at a Glance
LOOK AT THE SEED
The familiar plant.
A much smaller source of aroma.
Most of us recognize celery by its stalks and leaves.
Look closer.
The essential oil highlighted here comes from the tiny seeds of Apium graveolens.
FROM SEED TO BOTTLE
Celery Seed Vitalityâ„¢ is steam distilled from the tiny seeds of Apium graveolens. Steam carries the seed's volatile aromatic compounds away from the plant material; once cooled, those compounds separate as essential oil.
PLANT → SEED → STEAM DISTILLATION → ESSENTIAL OIL
A spoonful of culinary celery seed and a drop of essential oil come from the same seed, but they are not the same thing. One is whole spice. The other is concentrated.
A LOOK AT PLANT CHEMISTRY
An essential oil contains a collection of naturally occurring aromatic compounds. Looking at those constituents gives us another way to explore the botanical character of the plant, but the whole oil is more than the name of any single constituent.
Limonene: The Majority
Published analyses of celery seed oil commonly report limonene as the most abundant constituent, the same bright compound familiar from citrus peels.
Phthalides: The Signature
So why doesn't it smell like an orange? Phthalides such as sedanenolide and 3-n-butylphthalide appear in far smaller amounts, yet researchers associate them strongly with celery's characteristic aroma.
Educational, Not Medical
Small amounts can shape big character. Composition varies with growing conditions and distillation, and constituent research does not become a health claim about the oil.
AROMATIC PERSONALITY
EARTHY • HERBACEOUS • WARM • CELERY-LIKE
Open the bottle and pause before deciding what you think.
What do you notice first? Earthiness? Fresh herbal notes? Warmth? Something immediately reminiscent of celery seed?
OBSERVE BEFORE INTERPRETING.
A Spice Long Before a Bottle
Long before anyone distilled it, cooks reached for celery seed itself. The dried seed earned a lasting place in pickling spice, brines, soups, dressings and celery salt, a little seed carrying a lot of flavor.
That history tells us something about the plant's character. It does not, on its own, write directions for a concentrated essential oil. The product label does that.
Three Simple Pathways
Explore Celery Seed's earthy, herbaceous aroma through diffusion. Diffuse up to 1 hour 3 times daily, and notice how the aroma shifts as the room fills.
Celery Seed may also be explored topically according to current Young Living label directions: dilute with V-6â„¢ Vegetable Oil Complex or olive oil and apply to the desired area as needed.
A powerful earthy flavor reminiscent of the dried herb. Young Living suggests vegetable- or poultry-based soup, rice, tomato juice, pickling recipes and brines. Always check the label on the bottle in your hand.
A Tiny Seed With a Powerful Earthy Flavor
Celery Seed Vitalityâ„¢ carries the concentrated earthy character of celery seed into the kitchen. Young Living suggests using it in savory foods where its distinctive herbal flavor complements vegetables, poultry, rice, tomatoes, pickling blends and brines.
Add to vegetable- or poultry-based soup for an earthy herbal flavor. Follow current label directions and begin conservatively.
Young Living suggests adding 1–2 drops Celery Seed Vitality™ to the cooking water for rice. Serve with baked poultry.
Add Celery Seed Vitalityâ„¢ to tomato juice for a punch of herbal flavor.
Include Celery Seed Vitalityâ„¢ in pickling recipes or brines to impart a celery-like taste.
DIFFUSER INSPIRATION
2 drops Celery Seed
3 drops Orange
1 drop Coriander
Earthy • Bright • Sweet
2 drops Celery Seed
3 drops Lavender
1 drop Orange
Herbal • Soft • Floral
2 drops Celery Seed
2 drops Pine
2 drops Coriander
Green • Woody • Warm
Adjust total drops to your diffuser manufacturer's instructions.
HOW TO USE
Diffuse up to 1 hour 3 times daily.
Dilute with V-6â„¢ Vegetable Oil Complex or olive oil and apply to the desired area as needed.
Add to vegetable- or poultry-based soup. Add 1–2 drops to the cooking water for rice and serve with baked poultry. Add to tomato juice for a punch of herbal flavor. Include in pickling recipes or brines for a celery-like taste.
Dilute 2 drops with 2 drops of carrier oil. Put in a capsule and take up to 3 times daily.
Store in a cool, dark place.
Keep out of reach of children. If pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or living with a medical condition, consult a health-care practitioner prior to use.
QUESTIONS + ANSWERS
What is Celery Seed essential oil?
What is the botanical name of Celery Seed?
What part of the plant produces the oil?
How is it produced?
Is it made from celery stalks?
What does Celery Seed smell like?
Why focus on the seed?
Can Celery Seed be diffused?
Can it be used topically?
Can it be used in food?
How much does Young Living suggest for rice?
Can Celery Seed Vitalityâ„¢ be taken as a dietary supplement?
How should it be stored?
What makes Celery Seed interesting botanically?
THOUGHTFUL USE
Keep out of reach of children. If pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or living with a medical condition, consult a health-care practitioner prior to use. Use the correct product and label directions for the intended route of use.
Historical and traditional uses help tell the plant's story. They are not modern treatment recommendations.
KEEP LOOKING CLOSER
Sometimes the smallest part of a familiar plant gives us an entirely different way to see it. We recognize celery by its stalks and leaves. Celery Seed invites us to look closer.
Notice the plant. Look at the seed. Explore the aroma.
Discover how the same botanical can travel from garden to kitchen to essential-oil bottle.
OBSERVE • DISCOVER • THRIVE.™
