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Common Name | Coriander |
| | Family | APIACEAE or UMBELLIFERAE Carrot Family |
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| Other Names | Chinese parsley, cilantro |
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| Parts Used: | seeds, essential oil |
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Coriander been long valued in Ayurvedic medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties and has recently been studied for its cholesterol-lowering and effects and use in type 2 diabetes. Cilantro is the usual name for the leaf of the plant and is used in Asian, Mexican, Indian, Tex Mex, Caribbean, and North African cuisines. |
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 Coriander was originally introduced from the East, being one of the herbs brought to Britain by the Romans. Cilantro is mentioned in the Medical Papyrus of Thebes written in 1552 B.C. and is one of the plants which grew in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Ancient Hebrews added Cilantro to an herb mixture used in the ritual of Passover. The Coriandum sativum herb is believed to have been one of the earliest plantings in North America - dating back to 1670 in Massachusetts www.mccormick.comIt was employed by Hippocrates and other Greek physicians. (Grieve, M.,222) |
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 Similar to bergamot, but with a woody nuance, coriander’s scent adds a sweet freshness to soaps and perfumes. . |
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Mental Clarity *sleep * |
 Combine calming coriander essential oil with lavender to inspire restful sleep. Use in a massage blend, or sprinkle a few drops on bed linens. |
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| Culinary | | [346] Here is a culinary herb of worldwide popularity that is really two herbs in one. The leaves of young plants, which resemble flat-leaved parsley, are staples in Mexican, Chinese and Thai cooking. When used in leaf form, this herb is properly called cilantro.
(Pleasant, Barbara ) | | [855] Coriander is used to settle upset stomachs and flavor foods by cooks from Egypt and Rome to Mexico
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also commonly called cilantro, is an annual herb native to southwestern Asia west to north Africa.It is an annual, with erect stems, 1 to 3 feet high, slender and branched. The lowest leaves are stalked and pinnate, the leaflets roundish or oval, slightly lobed. The segments of the uppermost leaves are linear and more divided. The flowers are in shortly-stalked umbels, five to ten rays, pale mauve, almost white, delicately pretty. The seed clusters are very symmetrical and the seeds fall as soon as ripe. The plant is bright green, shining, glabrous and intensely foetid.
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| Coriandrum sativum Origin- Netherlands Coriander is the seed of the herb most Americans know as cilantro. Infusion or tincture, and it may be incorpor |
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Coriander Medicinal Uses
