Antihypertensive Property of Celery: A Narrative Review on Current Knowledge
Table 2
Summary of antihypertensive bioactive compounds in celery and their mechanism of action.
Bioactive compound
Effect
Mechanism
Evidence
3-n-Butylphthalide
Antihypertension effect
(i) Voltage- and receptor-operated calcium channel blocking (ii) Decreasing oxidative stress and expression of IL-6, TNF-α, and NF-κB (iii) Vasodilation (iv) Diuretics