Digestive
Botanical Name
Coriandrum sativum
Common Name
Coriander
Family
Apiaceae
Part used
In herbal medicine, dried ripe fruit that contains essential oil is used (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a). However food as medicine, all parts of the plant is used.
Origin
Asia, the Middle East, Mediterranean and Northern Africa
Action
The fruits are considered to be carminative, diuretic, tonic, antimicrobial, stomachic, antibilious, refrigerant and aphrodisiac. (Kofidis, Giannakoula & Ilias, 2008). A systematic review found evidence for anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-dyslipidemic, anxilolytic, anti-epileptic, anti-depressant, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-dislipidemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-spasmodic, anxiolityc, nervine, neuro-protective. It has lead-detoxifying potential also (Sahib et al., 2012). It is spasmolytic and in vitro: antibacterial and antifungal (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a). Traditionally it is believed to be analgesic, anodyne, antiseptic, appetizer, cholagogue, digestive, expectorant and vermicide. It is also a memory enhancer (Bidlack, Jansky & Rowland, 2008b).
Indications
Coriander has a long history of culinary and medicinally use. The leaves have traditionally been regarded as “an appetite stimulant” and added to soup in Egypt and Peru. The fruit is also used as spice in cooking in India. The root was cooked as a vegetable in China. Coriander has been used for flavouring for drinks too. (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.). Other traditional usage has been carminative, and antispasmodic for smooth muscle such as stomach. (Mercola, 2016). It was apparently used to add for aphrodisiac drinks in love spells too! (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.).
One of the oldest Coriander’s ‘seed’ (fruit) was found in Egyptian tombs as well as in Bronze Age ruins (ca 3200-600 BCE). In the west, Hippocrates (ca. 460-360 BCE) used it as medicine along with other Greek physicians, then introduced to Britain by the Romans later (Mercola, 2016). Coriander was used as a meat preservative, and medicinal spice.
Coriander is used for numerous treatments in Ayurvedic medicine in India. (Patnaik, 1993) It was recorded in 1484 to be effective for nosebleeds. It is thought to be beneficial for heart tremors, vertigo, refrigerant and effective diuretic (Patnaik, 1993). It is beneficial for coughs, hemorrhoids, scrofulous, painful micturation, oedema, vomitting and amoebic dysentery.
In Chinese medicine (TCM), Coriander is used for loss of appetite, chicken pox and measels, hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.; Thomson Healthcare, 2007a).
Traditionally in Russian Medicine, coriander is used for digestion, liver and bladder problems, loss of appetite, expelling worms, and bronchitis remedy. Topically it is used for eczema and nurodermatitis, and painful joints and rheumatism (Zevin, Altman & Zevin, 1997).
In Iranian traditional medicine, Coriander has been used for its sedative-hypnotic activities Emamghoreishi & Heidari-Hamedani, 2006) and anxiety and insomnia (Mercola, 2016).
In Saudi Arabia, the plant has been traditionally used as an anti-fertility agent. However recent studies show that no evidence support complete infertility (Sahib et al., 2012).
There are numbers of usage of coriander and most recently, German government has approved Coriander for dyspeptic complaints (disturbed digestion) and loss of appetite. (Mercola, 2016). Studies have shown that Coriander is effective for chronic diseases such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, anxiety, digestive disorders: dyspepsia, indigestion, diarrhea, flatulence, dysentery as well as appetizer and carminative (Sahib et al., 2012). It is also said to be useful for bladder complaints, leprosy rash, fever, dysentery, headaches (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a), worm infections and arthritis (Fetrow & Avila, 2000). Coriander is thought be effective for coughs and chest pains, however a systemic review stated that “Airways disorders such as cough and bronchitis but no evidence” (Sahib et al., 2012). Coriander maybe beneficial for Alzheimer’s disease due to its multifarious effects for improving memory, lowering cholesterols and anticholinesterase (Mani, Parie, Ramassamy, Majeed, 2011). Common dose is as a crude extract of the fruit (Fetrow & Avila, 2000).
Preparation
Dose
Caution/Contraindication
Maud Grieve’s stated “If used too freely the seeds become narcotic” (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.). Some controversy over matanity issues with Coriander; “not to use it when pregnant or breast-feeding” (Fetrow & Avila, 2000), however Coriander is thought to be beneficial for breast-feeding (Shojaii & Dabaghian, 2013). The coriander drug posses a weak potential for sensitization, however no significant adverse reactions are recorded (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a).
Appendix
Constituents:
Major essential oil in the fruit (seed) is linalool (Tisserand & Young, 2014; Thomson Healthcare, 2007a). Linalool has shown potent effects on the central nervous system in vivo and sedative, modulate glutamate activation, and inhibit acetylcholine release on the neuromuscular junction. It has also shown a local anaesthetic action (Pengelly, 2004). Linalool is also said to be antiviral and effective against MRSA and resistant Pseudomonas (Buckle, 2015). It also contains oleic acid and linolenic acid. (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a)
Botanical Name
Coriandrum sativum
Common Name
Coriander
Family
Apiaceae
Part used
In herbal medicine, dried ripe fruit that contains essential oil is used (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a). However food as medicine, all parts of the plant is used.
Origin
Asia, the Middle East, Mediterranean and Northern Africa
Action
The fruits are considered to be carminative, diuretic, tonic, antimicrobial, stomachic, antibilious, refrigerant and aphrodisiac. (Kofidis, Giannakoula & Ilias, 2008). A systematic review found evidence for anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-dyslipidemic, anxilolytic, anti-epileptic, anti-depressant, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-dislipidemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-spasmodic, anxiolityc, nervine, neuro-protective. It has lead-detoxifying potential also (Sahib et al., 2012). It is spasmolytic and in vitro: antibacterial and antifungal (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a). Traditionally it is believed to be analgesic, anodyne, antiseptic, appetizer, cholagogue, digestive, expectorant and vermicide. It is also a memory enhancer (Bidlack, Jansky & Rowland, 2008b).
Indications
Coriander has a long history of culinary and medicinally use. The leaves have traditionally been regarded as “an appetite stimulant” and added to soup in Egypt and Peru. The fruit is also used as spice in cooking in India. The root was cooked as a vegetable in China. Coriander has been used for flavouring for drinks too. (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.). Other traditional usage has been carminative, and antispasmodic for smooth muscle such as stomach. (Mercola, 2016). It was apparently used to add for aphrodisiac drinks in love spells too! (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.).
One of the oldest Coriander’s ‘seed’ (fruit) was found in Egyptian tombs as well as in Bronze Age ruins (ca 3200-600 BCE). In the west, Hippocrates (ca. 460-360 BCE) used it as medicine along with other Greek physicians, then introduced to Britain by the Romans later (Mercola, 2016). Coriander was used as a meat preservative, and medicinal spice.
Coriander is used for numerous treatments in Ayurvedic medicine in India. (Patnaik, 1993) It was recorded in 1484 to be effective for nosebleeds. It is thought to be beneficial for heart tremors, vertigo, refrigerant and effective diuretic (Patnaik, 1993). It is beneficial for coughs, hemorrhoids, scrofulous, painful micturation, oedema, vomitting and amoebic dysentery.
In Chinese medicine (TCM), Coriander is used for loss of appetite, chicken pox and measels, hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.; Thomson Healthcare, 2007a).
Traditionally in Russian Medicine, coriander is used for digestion, liver and bladder problems, loss of appetite, expelling worms, and bronchitis remedy. Topically it is used for eczema and nurodermatitis, and painful joints and rheumatism (Zevin, Altman & Zevin, 1997).
In Iranian traditional medicine, Coriander has been used for its sedative-hypnotic activities Emamghoreishi & Heidari-Hamedani, 2006) and anxiety and insomnia (Mercola, 2016).
In Saudi Arabia, the plant has been traditionally used as an anti-fertility agent. However recent studies show that no evidence support complete infertility (Sahib et al., 2012).
There are numbers of usage of coriander and most recently, German government has approved Coriander for dyspeptic complaints (disturbed digestion) and loss of appetite. (Mercola, 2016). Studies have shown that Coriander is effective for chronic diseases such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, anxiety, digestive disorders: dyspepsia, indigestion, diarrhea, flatulence, dysentery as well as appetizer and carminative (Sahib et al., 2012). It is also said to be useful for bladder complaints, leprosy rash, fever, dysentery, headaches (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a), worm infections and arthritis (Fetrow & Avila, 2000). Coriander is thought be effective for coughs and chest pains, however a systemic review stated that “Airways disorders such as cough and bronchitis but no evidence” (Sahib et al., 2012). Coriander maybe beneficial for Alzheimer’s disease due to its multifarious effects for improving memory, lowering cholesterols and anticholinesterase (Mani, Parie, Ramassamy, Majeed, 2011). Common dose is as a crude extract of the fruit (Fetrow & Avila, 2000).
Preparation
Dose
Caution/Contraindication
Maud Grieve’s stated “If used too freely the seeds become narcotic” (Mountain Rose Herbs, n.d.). Some controversy over matanity issues with Coriander; “not to use it when pregnant or breast-feeding” (Fetrow & Avila, 2000), however Coriander is thought to be beneficial for breast-feeding (Shojaii & Dabaghian, 2013). The coriander drug posses a weak potential for sensitization, however no significant adverse reactions are recorded (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a).
Appendix
Constituents:
Major essential oil in the fruit (seed) is linalool (Tisserand & Young, 2014; Thomson Healthcare, 2007a). Linalool has shown potent effects on the central nervous system in vivo and sedative, modulate glutamate activation, and inhibit acetylcholine release on the neuromuscular junction. It has also shown a local anaesthetic action (Pengelly, 2004). Linalool is also said to be antiviral and effective against MRSA and resistant Pseudomonas (Buckle, 2015). It also contains oleic acid and linolenic acid. (Thomson Healthcare, 2007a)