Coriander

Coriander

HerbaCoriandri

Coriander herb

[alias] coriander and coriander.

[source] the whole plant of Coriandrum sativum L.

[plant morphology] annual herb, 20-60cm high, smooth and glabrous, with strong aroma. The root is slender and conical. Stem erect, striped. Basal leaves 1-2-pinnately divided, lobes broadly ovate or cuneate, margin deeply divided or notched, petiole 3-15cm long; cauline leaves alternate, 2-3-pinnately cleft, ultimate lobes linear, entire. Compound umbel terminal; without involucre; umbrella width 2-8; small involucre linear; pedicel 4-10; flowers small, calyx teeth 5, unequal; petals 5, white or light red, obovate, flowers with radial petals on the outer edge of umbel. Suspensory fruit nearly spherical, smooth, slightly convex fruit edge. The flowering period is from April to July and the fruiting period is from July to September.

It is cultivated all over the country.

[harvesting] the whole grass is fresh and collected in time.

[chemical constituents] it contains decanal; the fruit also contains volatile oil, mainly linalool, p-cymene, α - pinene, β - pinene, dl-carene, α - Terpinene, γ - Terpinene, geraniol, borneol, phellandrene, camphene, fatty oil and petroleicacid.

Warm in nature and pungent in taste.

[function indications] it can penetrate rash and strengthen stomach. It is used in the early stage of measles.