Ground coriander: application features and properties

Cilantro and coriander are one and the same plant, only cilantro is green, and coriander is seed.The plant is often used not only as an ingredient in cooking, but also as a component in medical tinctures, cosmetics due to the presence of a large amount of vitamins and nutrients.

Use the plant began more than three thousand years ago. Then they believed that infusions of ground coriander give a person strength and health. Hippocrates created infusions for depression and nervous conditions, healed skin infections. This is a sowing plant from which you can get excellent honey.

It first began to grow as a culture in the Mediterranean. Today, coriander is distributed almost worldwide. Externally, the plant is similar in shape to parsley leaves, the length of its root reaches forty centimeters. In height the bush can grow up to 70 centimeters. Flowers usually appear in late June, early July. As fruits are used spherical seeds, which are called coriander. It is worth noting that the plant has a very sharp spicy smell.

Coriander is a good spice for a variety of dishes. You can use fresh leaves and seeds in a salad, the taste with meat is perfectly combined. The spice has many useful qualities, although some do not like it very much because of the smell. However, coriander can improve appetite and digestion. Seeds are used as an ingredient to create remedies that can help in the treatment of:

• gallbladder;
• the liver;
• intestine.

Few people know, but infusions from the plant have a special property - they have an expectorant and are excellent for coughing. They have proven to be effective in treating colds.

The list of main components includes not only carbohydrates and proteins, but also:

• monodisaccharides;
• acids;
• B vitamins and not only;
• cellulose;
• minerals and alkaloids.

Undoubtedly, there is a benefit from the use of this plant; people with stomatitis and toothache are advised to simply chew coriander seeds. It helps to destroy all pathogenic microorganisms and caries in the oral cavity, removes bad breath. Cooked decoctions act as a diuretic, they are great help and relieve inflammation in cystitis, inflammation of the gallbladder.

The tool can be successfully used for diabetes, liver problems. Well it helps those patients who have gastritis or an ulcer, the overall action is aimed at strengthening the immune system, bones and blood vessels. It is worth drinking infusions of coriander for those who have insomnia, there are constant high-pressure surges, excessive sweating. Such a bright and not for all pleasant aroma is due to the high content of linalool and geraniol in the plant. Both components are widely used in the manufacture of drugs:

• choleretic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• laxatives.

Excellent infusions help from indigestion, contribute to better digestion of food, can be used from all sorts of skin infections. Often, you can find coriander in the composition of cosmetics, because the essential oils and carotene is well removed puffiness, help fight acne, whiten the face. Adding broth when rinsing hair helps to strengthen them and get rid of dandruff.

Means of coriander can relieve nervous tension, improve the condition during menopause, normalize the menstrual cycle. Most of the spices are forbidden to use during breastfeeding, but this rule does not apply to coriander. During pregnancy, chewing grains relieves heartburn, helps to remove nausea attacks, remove excess moisture from the body. Spice benefits not only women, but also a strong half of humanity, because it:

• increases potency;
• strengthens libido;
• increases testosterone levels;
• is a unique aphrodisiac.

In addition, chewing the seeds can remove the smell of alcohol, cope with hemorrhoids. Spice is simply necessary for people who are trying to monitor their own weight. In addition to the unique taste of the dishes, coriander improves metabolism. You can add spice to soups, salads and second.

Despite the huge number of advantages, coriander has contraindications, although they are few. Spice can be poisoned if you eat it uncontrollably. The daily rate is not more than three grams of seeds. Doctors do not recommend eating large quantities of spice to people who always have low blood pressure, heart ischemia, and chronic cholecystitis. Also, caution is to enter into the food coriander should be patients with thrombophlebitis.

Coriander and cilantro can be added to different dishes, this seasoning is great for meat, fish and pilau. Eating such culinary masterpieces is a pleasure. Not only seeds, but also leaves are eaten. Ground seed is actively used in baking bread (remember the taste of Borodino). Especially actively used plant seeds in oriental cuisine. In India, spice becomes the base element for many fees. Especially delicious is stewed cabbage, legumes, vegetable marinades. Few people know, but in some countries cilantro seeds are turned into dessert, sugaring them. It is difficult to imagine the following dishes without such an ingredient:

• tkemali;
• adjika;
• sabibeli.

Often ground coriander is used in baking gingerbread, cookies and other sweets. Perfectly combines spice with beets and pumpkin in dishes. The ingredient is used in sausages, canned fish and meat. It should be said that even in dry form, coriander does not lose its flavor, but the seeds are stored whole, and grind just before use. Long-term heat treatment destroys the essential oil, it is the only thing that spoils the taste of seasoning. Of course, it can be combined with other spices.

It is not surprising that the aroma of coriander has found its use in perfumery and not only. Essential oil is often one of the components in cosmetics and even soap. It is ideally combined with such oils:

• citrus;
• sage;
• sandalwood;
• bergamot

Coriander, cilantro and their infusions are used throughout professional cosmetology. The active elements in the composition of the plant help to gently remove age spots, improve skin condition, nourish with vitamin A. In another way, this plant is also called Chinese parsley. Regular outdoor use helps to normalize the sebaceous glands, the condition of the hair and scalp. Infusion perfectly restores them after dyeing, gives shine and vitality to dull and weakened hair.

Essential oil is often used in the so-called aromatherapy, because it activates mental activity, reveals creative abilities, helps to concentrate and relieves stress. The state of deep depression can be corrected with this home remedy. One hundred grams of seeds need a liter of red wine. Before use, the seeds must be ground. The composition is cleaned in a dark place for a week, every day you need to shake it up.

Seeds are used in many recipes of traditional medicine, while oil is used in industry. It can be bold and essential.Fat is used in the soap making process or the production of oleic acid, and essential in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Moreover, coriander oil helps to artificially synthesize other substances that cannot be obtained directly.

For information on how to apply coriander and treat many diseases, see the next video.