Celery activities. Celery contains phenolic acid, which is an antioxidant. Apiin and apigenin can be extracted from celery and parsley. Lunularin is a dihydrostilbenoid found in common celery. The main chemicals responsible for the aroma and taste of celery are butylphthalide and sedanolide. Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf note that celery leaves and inflorescences were part of the garlands found in the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun (died 1323 BC), and celery mericarps dated to the seventh century BC were recovered in the Heraion of Samos. However, they note "since "A. graveolens" grows wild in these areas, it is hard to decide
Heracleum maximum yellow dye can be made from the roots. Cow parsnip is a valuable pasture plant for cows, sheep, and goats. It is also known to be important in the diets of numerous wild animals, especially bears, both grizzly bears and black bears. Heracleum maximum Heracleum maximum, commonly known as cow parsnip, is the only member of the genus "Heracleum" native to North America. "H. maximum" is also known as Indian celery, Indian rhubarb or pushki. Cow parsnip is a tall herbaceous plant reaching heights of over . The genus name "Heracleum" (from Heracles) refers to the very large size of