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Botanical name: Apium graveolens
Therapeutic actions
Restorative nerve tonic
Sedative: reduces nervousness, distress, or agitation
Mild diuretic: increases the secretion and expulsion of urine
Urinary antiseptic
Anti-rheumatic: helps alleviate rheumatism
Stomachic: digestive aid and tones the stomach
Alterative: gradually restoring proper functioning to the body's metabolism
Emmenagogue: stimulates, regulates, and normalizes menstruation