Coriander Herb – An Excellent Herb For Nourishment, Digestive Problems, And Minimizing Bad Cholesterol
Coriander doesn’t make the typical list of herbal medicines such as aloe vera, or ginseng. In fact, it isn’t even generally thought of as highly nutritious. Many people have eating the leaves of the coriander plant, AKA cilantro, because it is very common in mexican food. However, this plants seeds are referred to as coriander, and coriander seeds are very nutritious, and have some beneficial medicinal properties that many folks are unaware of.
Coriander has almost a sweet scent to it, and has been used as a seasoning in foods for this reason. These days it is grown primarily in India, Pakistan, and some other regions around the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean region in particular is an excellent environment to farm fruits, vegetables, spices, and herbs. So coriander does well when growing here. The leaves contain protiens, carbs, water, and of course fiber…even trace amounts of fats are in the leaves. It also contains minerals and vitamins, including calcium, potassium, riboflaven, iron, and its loaded with vitamin C. So it’s a very potent source of nutrition and energy for people.
Medicinally, coriander has been used to strenghten the stomach and aid in digestion, as well as help cleanse toxins and excess from the body via urination, and help to reduce a fever. Animal studies have shown it can be one of several important herbs for digestion. It also can act as an expectorant for removing phlegm, and can promote a feeling of coolness to one who is sick with fever. There is some clinical evidence that it aids digestion, and can lower cholesterol. So this isn’t just anecdotal evidence here. For these reasons it can be a good natural heart health herb.
The juices from coriander seeds can be mixed with buttermilk, and then swallowed to help aid digestive and stomach disorders. Digestion issues and more recently, cholesterol are the two probems coriander is used to treat, but some also use it to aleviate symptoms of hepatitis, typhoid fever, and dysentery. The most predominant studies however show that the heart and cholesterol benefit coriander offers may be it’s best benefit of all. Coriander water is made by boiling dry coriander seeds, and then drinking the water they are boiled in once it has cooled. Be sure to strain the seeds out first before drinking.
Additional uses include eating dry seeds to treat diarrhea, reduce menstrual flow, and when coriander juice is mixed with tumeric powder, it may be able to reduce acne, blackheads, and dry skin. To treat skin problems like acne, a tumeric and coriander paste should be applied once a day to a clean, washed affected area such as the face, and applied right before bed. For these reasons, coriander has been one of many effective herbal remedies in asia for many years
Naturally, more thorough and complete studies of the medical benefits of coriander need to be conducted before it is endorsed as a substitute for common medications. But in the mean time, it is an extremely healthy herb that looks to very well have some excellent medicinal properties that have been used by millions of people over the past thousand years.
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