• Traditionally used to help support indigestion, diarrhea, flatulence, upset stomach, joint pain, inflammation and more.
• Fights indigestion, diarrhea, flatulence, upset stomach, joint pain, inflammation and more.
Country of Origin: Russia
Latin Botanical Name: Coriandrum Sativum
Plant Parts Used: Seed
You say Cilantro, I say Coriander. Although it has two names, Coriander is a single plant, sometimes called Chinese Parsley. Its leaves are known as Cilantro; the seeds are called Coriander. They pack the same health benefits: both ease indigestion and avoid wound infection. Coriander has a long history as a digestive aid. In Egypt, the seeds have been found in pharaohs' tombs, presumably to help avoid indigestion in the afterlife. While no one has been able to attest to its post-mortem rejuvenating properties, recent studies have supported its use as a stomach soother for both adults and colicky babies. What's more, it has wound repairing benefits, which were first discovered by the ancient Romans, who used both the leaves and seeds to preserve meats.
Coriander contains an antioxidant that can help avoid animal fats from turning rancid. It also contains substances that disinfect. These same substances in Cilantro also fight infection in wounds. Coriander has been shown to improve tummy troubles of all kinds, from indigestion to flatulence to diarrhea. "Both Cilantro and Coriander have been shown to settle the stomach," says James A. Duke, Ph.D., a botanist retiree from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and author of The CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs.
Weak Coriander tea may be given to children under age 2 for colic. It's safe for infants and may support their pain and help you get some much-needed sleep. Cilantro and Coriander contain substances that act as a disinfectant thereby reducing infections from developing in wounds. Sprinkle some Coriander Seed on minor cuts and scrapes after thoroughly washing the injured area with soap and water. Intriguing new studies suggest that Cilantro and Coriander have anti-inflammatory effects. Since joint pain is caused by inflammation, Coriander Seed may help you.
The seed-like fruits of the coriander plant (Coriandrum sativum), native to southern Europe, have been used since Biblical times by Egyptians and Hebrews as a purging agent for flatulence, constipation and delayed menstruation; a supportive against intermittent and puerperal fever, apoplexy and palsy. Sugar-coated coriander comfits were once highly prized as an aphrodisiac. Meat was preserved in coriander vinegar.
Both the green feathery leaves and the spherical seeds of cilantro are indispensable in the kitchen. Bunches of cilantro, which looks like flat-leaved parsley are sold in many markets, especially where there is an Asian or Greek community. The seed (coriander) is sold both whole and ground, and is a major ingredient in curry powder.
History
Coriander seed was mentioned in the Bible, where it was likened to manna, but its use goes back much farther in time. The herb was used both in cooking and health in the ancient European cultures, and in South America, India, and China many thousands of years ago. The Romans took it to Britain, where it was much used in Elizabethan times.
Characteristics
The plant grows to a height of 24 inches, with a spread of 9 inches. The bright green leaves are fan-shaped and become more feathery toward the top of the plant. The flowers, which bloom from mid- to late summer, are small and white, formed in umbel-like clusters. The pale brown roots are fibrous and tapering, shaped rather like a carrot.
Growing Tips
A hardy annual, the plant is easy to grow from seed planted outdoors in late spring. It likes a light, well-drained soil and plenty of sun. Harvest the seed as soon as it starts to ripen, and hang the stems in paper bags to dry the seed.
How to Use
The leaves do not dry well, but may be frozen. They are used in curries or ground to a paste with olive oil as a covering for roast lamb in marinades. Cilantro has no cosmetic value but the essential oil is used extensively in the perfume industry and in powders, soaps, and toilet waters. The sweet and musky essential oil is expressed from the green berry whilst the dried can be used to help support scenting dusting powder.
Health-wise,the leaves are rich in oils giving the herb strong digestive properties and the ability to help stimulate the appetite. Cilantro has been used against bronchial congestion and has good disinfectant actions.
The main health use of Coriander is to help support loss of appetite and dyspeptic complaints. It may be added to laxatives to ease griping. Since ancient times, the fruits have been used topically to help support wounds and burns and the oil is sometimes included in lotions used as counter-irritant to help support painful joints, joint pain and menstrual disorders. Fruits may be chewed as breath deodorant after eating garlic.
Coriander Coriandrum sativum L.
Family: Apiaceae.
Other Names: Coriandre (French); Koriander (German); coriandolo (Italian) cilantro (Spanish).
Description: An annual herb with aromatic leaves and pale pink flowers arranged in umbels. Upper leaves are much dissected and feathery in appearance; the lower ones are undivided and quite different in shape. The peripheral flowers in each umbel have the outer petal enlarged, so that the clusters superficially resemble the flower heads found in Asteraceae. The small, dry, spherical fruit (schizocarp) split into two mericarps at maturity.
Origin: Coriander orginates from the eastern Mediterranean region and western Asia, but has been cultivated as a spice in other parts of the world for centuries.
Parts Used: Ripe, dry fruits (Coriandri fructus), usually referred to as seeds and the essential oil (Coriandri aetheroleum).
Active Ingredients: The essential oil is considered to be responsible for the therapeutic actions of the fruit. It is present in a concentration of about 1% of dry weight, and contains linalool as the main ingredient (about 60-70%). Also present are coumarins, phenylpropanoids, and triterpenes (coriandrinondiol) Unripe fruits and leaves have a peculiar "bedbug" smell, which is due to minor components (decanal and tricen-2-al).
Health Effects: Coriander has documented spasmolytic, carminative and useful health-supporting properties which would be plausible for essential oils.
Notes: Coriander is an important ingredient of curry powders and adult drinks.
Status: Traditional health; Pharm.; Comm. E+.
Preparation and Dosage: For internal use, the equivalent of about 3 g of dry fruit is considered an appropriate daily dose.
Medicinal Usage
The whole herb is used to quiet stomach ache and nausea. The seeds will correct cramping when mixed with laxative herbs. In Chinese health a decoction is given for dysentery and fevers and can be used as a gargle for toothaches. In India an eye wash made from the seeds can be used to help support chronic conjunctivitis and as a vision supportive. It is carminative, diuretic, tonic, stomachic, and aphrodisiac, and reportedly lessens the intoxicating effect of alcoholic beverages.
The essential oil contains coriandrol (55 to 75 percent), geraniol, borneol, camphor, carvone, anethole, and other chemicals. Commercially the oil is used to flavor products, preparations, baked goods, and condiments.
The leaves are a rich source of vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and iron. It contains 14-22 percent protein and small amounts of fiber, niacin, and thiamine.
General Herb Information
Coriander, cilantro, or Chinese parsley, native to southern Europe, western Asia, and naturalized in North America, is a strong-smelling herb, to say the least. It may reach four feet in height and is a hardy annual. The lower leaves are rounded, toothed, and resemble the young leaves of anise. As the plant matures, the leaves become more finely divided and feathery The flowers are in graceful lacy umbels; the individual blossoms are pinkish-white. On each umbel group, the petals are enlarged on the outer flowers. Bees work coriander feverishly. It produces pink pollen, and bees fly about the garden with pink pollen sacks. The seeds (fruits) are about one-eighth inch in diameter, globular, ribbed, and light brownish when ripe. Each fruit consists of two halves (mericaps) both containing a seed. Mature plants may bend under the weight of the pleasant-smelling fruits.
Coriander is easily grown from seed sown to a depth of one-fourth to one-half inch in the spring or fall. Thin to stand at four-to-eight-inch spacings. Seeds germinate in seven to twenty days and mature producing seed, in about three months. Depending upon the spacing of rows, ten to twenty pounds of seeds will sow an acre. Plants self-sow freely.
Coriander likes a deep, well-drained, moderately rich loam with a pH between 6 and 8. It needs full sun and plenty of moisture and will probably require an occasional watering.
Leaves for fresh or dry use should be harvested before the plants bloom. Seeds should be harvested after about two-thirds have turned from a green to brownish color. Cut in the early morning while the plants are still moist with dew to avoid seed shattering since coriander can easily become weedy. Yields vary; 500 to 2,000 pounds of seed per acre have been obtained.
Many people dislike the fragrance and flavor of fresh coriander leaves. It has been described as unpleasant, awful, noxious, and buglike.
In China it is eaten in salads and as a pot herb. Most people, unfamiliar with Chinese parsley, have to acquire a taste for it. Cilantro is often the secret ingredient that gives Mexican, Turkish, Indian, and certain Chinese dishes their distinctive flavor. Fresh cilantro can be found in markets wherever Mexican, Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, or Indian populations abound. Use the leaves in rice dishes, refried beans, curries, omelettes, soups, and salads. This much-ignored herb can enhance the flavor of many foods.
The fruits of the Coriander are reputed to be carminative and stomachic and are used in preparing compound melissa cordial. They are also used to disguise the unpleasant taste of some drugs.
General Herb Information
Coriander - (Coriandrum sativum).
Propagation: By seed, easy germination, viable for five years.
Nature of Plant: Grown for its savory seeds, not suitable for flower garden because of evil smell of foliage and of fresh seed, foliage is delicate and lacy and flower umbels beautiful pinkish white, ripe seeds are fragrant and become more so as they dry.
Spacing of Mature Plants: 10 inches.
Cultural Requirements: Average, dry, light, medium rich soil in full sun, when plants are 3 inches high, thin to 10 inches by pinching off seedlings at ground, delicate root systems hinder any transplanting, sow thinly as percent of germination normally is very high, seed must be harvested as soon as ripe because they are so heavy that they will fall to the ground and self-sow freely.
Uses
Seed: (Culinary) Sugar-coated as confection, powdered or ground in bread, gingerbread, biscuit, cookie, cake, baked apple, sausage, frankfurter, cheese, sauce for wild game, poultry stuffing, in vinegar for beets, crushed and dropped in demitasse; (Industrial) to improve taste of cheap grades of cocoa, in Chartreuse, vermouth, and other liqueurs, in gin distifiing, curry powder, toilet water, lily-of-the-valley perfume; (Health) stomachic, oil added to supplements corrects nauseating and griping qualities.
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