Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum), dried fruit, Bilkaria, 50 g

Coriander
Coriandrum Sativum L.

An annual plant with 30-70 cm high, finely grooved, bare, hollow stem, branched at the top. The leaves are consecutive, the basal ones with long stalks, entire and trifoliate to completely trifoliate, sparsely and pinnately divided; lower stems with short stalks, twice pinnately cut; middle and upper 2 to 3 times pinnately incised with linear or almost filamentous end sections.

The fruits contain 1-3% essential oil with the main ingredient alcohol linalool (coriandrol) - 60 to 80%, which is due to the pleasant aroma. The fruit also contains 10-20% fatty oil, up to 17% protein and a small amount of alkaloids. Flavonoids and coumarins - umbeliferon and scopoletin - have been identified.

Coriander fruits stimulate the secretion and motility of the digestive system, acting carminative, appetizing, antispasmodic and analgesic. They have a certain expectorant effect.

Coriander - dried fruit

Application: as an aid in bronchitis, tracheitis, gastrointestinal spasms. It has a lactogenic effect.

Method of preparation: 2 teaspoons of the herb are brewed for 1 hour in 500 ml hot water. Strain and drink in 3 equal portions the day before meals.

Packing: 50 g