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The effect and function of coriander

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Effect and function of coriander

Coriander is pungent and warm. It is suitable for common cold, children measles or rubella, food stagnation, dyspepsia, etc. it has detoxification effect on some food poisoning. Coriander can cure cold, have diuretic and other functions, but also promote blood circulation. Eating coriander can relieve headache caused by fever, and has good effect of diuresis and hypoglycemia.

Regular consumption of coriander can eliminate harmful substances in the blood and alleviate the pain of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. "Jiazhebanchu" says that coriander & lsquo; can pull out the heat of limbs, stop headache and cure sand rash & rsquo;. It can penetrate measles and rubella. At the beginning of children's measles, use fresh coriander to boil soup, put it beside the nose of children to smoke, or wipe the neck and whole body of children with coriander, which can induce eruption.

Coriander can promote diuresis, strengthen the kidney, maintain blood sugar and relieve cystitis. Patients with hemorrhoids and bleeding, eat coriander and fry fat intestines, have a certain effect. Anal prolapse, hemorrhoids swelling and pain, can use coriander right amount, boil soup smoke wash. The decoction of coriander can cure the deficiency of postpartum milk. It can detoxify the poisoning caused by eating mushroom by mistake. If you are stung by bees or bitten by poisonous insects, mash coriander for external application, which can reduce swelling and relieve pain. Coriander fruit is also used as a medicinal material, which can strengthen the stomach, expel cold, and cure abdominal distention, cold hernia and abdominal pain. Coriander contains whole grass juice, which can inhibit the accumulation of lead in the body and lead poisoning in the kidney. Regular eating of coriander can help the body to discharge lead. Saponins in caraway root can protect vascular endothelial cells and prevent cell aging, expand blood vessels and promote blood circulation.

Compared with mosquito repellent incense, coriander flavor is closer to nature and has no side effects on the body. Therefore, it is more convenient to grow coriander at home.

The nutritional value of coriander

It contains protein, vitamin C, potassium, calcium and volatile oil, potassium malate, mannitol, flavonoids, n-decanal, nonanal and linalool, etc.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, those who have deficiency of Qi, or who take Baishu or Peony in all tonics, should not eat coriander. People who are prone to cold should avoid eating coriander, because this kind of people often have different degrees of qi deficiency, and coriander taste can be scattered, eat more or for a long time, it will consume gas, damage the spirit, resulting in more frequent cold.

Eating coriander can detoxify the kidney

According to Canadian reports, eating a little coriander every day can detoxify the kidney very well. According to local naturopaths, coriander can not only remove toxins accumulated in the body, but also maintain kidney health. The best way to detoxify kidney with coriander is to drink coriander juice. The specific method is to wash and chop the cilantro, put it in the pot and boil for 10 minutes. Then cool the cooked cilantro and strain out the leaves for drinking. Of course, you can also mix coriander juice with other fruit juice to produce vegetable juice, which tastes better. The coriander juice that can't be drunk out can be stored in the refrigerator.

Of course, if you think it's troublesome to specially make coriander juice, it's also effective to eat more coriander at ordinary times.

Other edible effects of coriander:

1. Flavor improvement: add cilantro to make soup to increase the fragrance of soup; add cilantro to mix cold dishes to improve the flavor.

2. Promote blood circulation: coriander can also promote the blood circulation around. For people with cold constitution, eating coriander properly can improve the symptoms of cold hands and feet. This is because traditional Chinese medicine believes that coriander is spicy, warm and fragrant, which can open up the heart and spleen, reach the limbs, remove all the unhealthy Qi, and serve as a warm and healthy food for the stomach. It is suitable for people with cold constitution, weak stomach constitution and stagnation of intestines and viscera. It can be used to treat the symptoms of cold stomachache, dyspepsia and impenetrable measles.

3. Obtain microelements: coriander is rich in minerals and vitamins, often eaten in small amount, which is good for the body.

4. Stomach invigorating: cilantro oil, containing coriander oil, has the effect of expelling wind and detoxifying, fragrant and stomach invigorating. Human lung and stomach can detoxify and penetrate rash, evacuate wind chill, and promote blood circulation around the body, so it is commonly used as a drug for rash.

5. Help to treat children's pox: for children's pox, coriander can be made into coriander wine to rub the skin, or coriander can be fried in water, while hot to smoke the nose, or dip in the soup to wipe the face and neck, which can accelerate the eruption of pox. If it has already come out, stop using it.

Preservation of coriander

Method 1: wash coriander, cut it into suitable size, put it in plastic bag, and store it in refrigerator freezer. When it is taken out, it does not need to be defrosted, the taste will not go bad, and the coriander will not go bad.

Method 2: take a bowl of water from a small bowl, soak the root of coriander in it, refrigerate it in the refrigerator, change the water every 2 days, and then keep the coriander for a long time.

Method 3: put the coriander into the fresh-keeping bag, put a small radish (carrot or white radish is OK), and then tie the fresh-keeping bag tightly and put it into the refrigerator.

No eating of coriander

The general population can eat coriander. Coriander can promote sperm vitality and improve fertility; coriander and mutton or dog meat can stimulate sexual desire and improve sexual ability. It is especially suitable for those who suffer from cold, anorectal and anorexia.

Coriander is harmful to people's spirit and eyes, so it can't be eaten for a long time. However, those who suffer from bad breath, body odor, serious caries, gastric ulcer and sores should not eat coriander; in addition, those who have mild coriander nature, or whose measles has penetrated or who have not penetrated and whose heat poison is stagnant should not eat coriander.