Celery Seed Vitality (Apium graveolens)

The Plant

Celery (Apium graveolens) has a much older history as a medicinal and culinary plant than the crisp stalks in a modern grocery aisle suggest — wild celery grew around Mediterranean marshes and was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans long before it was cultivated into the milder, less bitter stalk vegetable we know today. Celery seed itself — actually the tiny dried fruit of the plant — has stayed close to its pungent, bitter-savory roots and remains a distinct spice in its own right, sold whole or ground in the spice aisle and used in pickling spice blends, Bloody Mary seasoning, and celery salt.

Extraction and Flavor

Celery Seed Vitality is the dietary-labeled twin of Young Living’s standard Celery Seed oil, steam-distilled from the same seed. The flavor is earthy, slightly bitter, and distinctly savory — closer to the ground spice than to fresh celery stalk, since the aromatic compounds concentrated in the seed (limonene, selinenes, and a trace lactone called sedanolide) are different from what gives the stalk its watery crunch and mild taste.

In the Kitchen

A single drop delivers a concentrated hit of that earthy, savory character to soups, broths, pot roasts, and pickling brines — useful when a recipe calls for celery seed or celery salt and you’d rather not open a whole jar of the ground spice. It’s also a common addition to homemade Bloody Mary mix, standing in for the celery salt rim or stalk garnish’s flavor.

Internal Use and Safety

Follow the bottle’s label directions rather than free-pouring; concentrated celery seed has traditionally been treated with more caution during pregnancy than the vegetable itself, so it’s worth checking with a healthcare provider first if that applies to you.

The Twin Oil

The standard, non-Vitality Celery Seed bottle is intended for aromatic and topical use rather than ingestion, and should be diluted in a carrier oil before any skin application.