Coriander leaves of Health uses.

Health Benefits of Coriander

CORIANDER

Coriander belongs to the apiaceous family, popularly known as the carrot family. This family comprises many other notable and good-for-health plants like celery, parsley, cumin, parsnip and of course carrot. Unlike the members of its family, coriander can be grown round the year and this makes the herb widely used all over the world. And considering the loads of medicinal properties offered by this herb, you would agree that coriander is nothing short of a wonder food. So, let’s look into some of the health benefits of coriander.

Health Benefits of Coriander – Digestion

Coriander leaves help in digestion and prevents flatulence when taken with hot water. They also aid proper secretion of enzymes and digestive juices in the stomach and prevent anorexia. Coriander leaves are a good source of roughage and fiber too, thus relieving gastrointestinal problems.

Obese and Diabetics

Coriander has been found to work wonders for obese and diabetic people. It helps in the reduction of fats and thus aids weight loss. When eaten fresh and raw, coriander tremendously reduces sugar level. Raw chewing of coriander leaves also help people suffering from bronchitis and asthma.

Good for Oily Skin:

Cilantro can absorb excess oil from your face. If you have an oily skin, you can apply cilantro juice on your face and wash off after an hour.

Lightens Dark Lips:

If you are suffering from dark lips, you can apply cilantro juice on your lips to lighten their colour.

Other Health Benefits of Coriander

Coriander is effective in fighting cold.

Coriander is a strong provider of Vitamin K and a good source of potassium and calcium.

 

Coriander prevents involuntary contraction of muscles.

Coriander aids in proper functioning of liver and helps prevent cancer and epileptic seizures.

 Coriander protects urinary tract infection.

 Coriander prevents nausea and vomitting.

Coriander helps in curing intestinal gas.

 Coriander lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) and raises good cholesterol (HDL).

Cilantro: Hair Benefits

Proper supply of nutrients to the hair follicles is the key to maintaining a healthy scalp with lustrous locks. Though it seems unlikely, consuming and applying cilantro can be beneficial for your hair as well.

Cilantro: Health Benefits

In addition to its fresh and aromatic flavour, cilantro is rich in vital vitamins and antioxidants like beta-carotene, vitamin C and folates, thus offering a variety of health benefits given below.

1. Cardiovascular Health:

Cilantro herb is cholesterol free but rich in antioxidants, essential oils, vitamins and dietary fibre which help in lowering LDL or bad cholesterol and increasing HDL or good cholesterol levels. Thus, it is beneficial for cardiovascular health. It also helps dissolve cholesterol build up in the arteries, thus helping those suffering from atherosclerosis and heart disease.

2. Lowers Blood Sugar:

Apart from lowering LDL cholesterol, one of the benefits of cilantro can also reduce hypertension by lowering blood pressure. The herb is a good source of potassium, magnesium, calcium, manganese and iron as well as low in sodium. This high potassium and low sodium ratio helps control heart rate and blood pressure. Iron is vital for red blood cell production and manganese is used as a co factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.

2. Coriander (Cilantro) juice

Another useful remedy is the use of coriander juice, it helps in promoting new hair growth and combat hair fall.It has lots of essential vitamins and proteins which help in hair growth.

How to use - take fresh coriander leaves and make a paste out it using few drops of water and extract it's juice. Apply this all over your scalp for an hour before shampooing.Use this pack twice a week or alternatively with other packs to gain more benefits.

Coriander other benefits:

Protects against urinary tract infections
Prevents nausea
 Relieves intestinal gas
Lowers blood sugar
Lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) and raises good cholesteraol (HDL)
A good source of dietary fiber
A good source of iron.

Benefits of Coriander

Coriander seeds have a health-supporting reputation that is high on the list of the healing spices. In parts of Europe, coriander has traditionally been referred to as an "anti-diabetic" plant. In parts of India, it has traditionally been used for its anti-inflammatory properties. In the United States, coriander has recently been studied for its cholesterol-lowering effects.

The health benefits of coriander include treatment of swellings, high cholesterol levels, diarrhea, Mouth ulcers, anemia, digestion, menstrual disorders, small pox, eye care, conjunctivitis, skin disorders, blood sugar disorders, etc.

Swellings

Cineole, one of the 11 components of the essential oils, and linoleic acid, present in coriander, possess anti rheumatic and anti arthritic properties, which are very beneficial for swelling caused due to these two reasons. For others, such as swelling due to malfunctioning of kidney or anemia, it is seen to be effective to some extent, as some of the components help excretion of extra water from the body while.

High Cholesterol Levels

Some of the acids present in coriander viz. linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and ascorbic acid (vitamin-C) are very effective in reducing the cholesterol level in the blood. They also reduce the cholesterol deposition along the inner walls of the arteries and veins.

Diarrhea

Some of the components of essential oils in coriander such as Borneol and Linalool, aid digestion, proper functioning of liver and bonding of bowels, helping cure diarrhea. It is also helpful in diarrhea caused by microbial and fungal action, since components like Cineole, Borneol, Limonene, Alpha-pinene & beta-phelandrene have anti bacterial effects. In addition, the fresh coriander leaves are excellent appetizers.

Mouth Ulcers

Citronelol, a component of essential oils in coriander, is an excellent antiseptic. In addition, other components have anti microbial and healing effects which do not let wounds and ulcers in the mouth go worse. They aid healing up of ulcers and freshen up the breath.

Eye Care

Coriander has lots of anti oxidants, vitamin-A, vitamin-C and minerals like phosphorus in the essential oils in it which prevents aging of eye, macular degeneration and soothes eyes against stress.

Conjunctivitis

As discussed earlier, coriander is a very good disinfectant and has anti microbial properties which protect the eyes from contagious diseases like conjunctivitis.

Skin Disorders

The disinfectant, detoxifying, anti-septic, anti-fungal and anti-oxidant properties of cumin are ideal for curing skin disorders such as eczema, dryness and fungal infections.