According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, coriander is pungent, warm, and aromatic, penetrating inward to the heart and spleen, and outward to the limbs. It expels all pathogenic qi and serves as a warming, strengthening, and health-promoting food. Regular consumption can promote digestion, relieve flatulence, stimulate the spleen, regulate the middle jiao, and invigorate yang, making it suitable for individuals with a cold constitution, a weak stomach, or intestinal stagnation. It can be used to treat symptoms such as epigastric cold pain, indigestion, and incomplete measles rash.
For children's measles or rash: Coriander can be made into a wine to rub on the skin, or decocted in water and the steam used to fumigate the nose while hot. The decoction can also be used to wipe the face and neck to accelerate the eruption of the rash. It should be discontinued once the rash has fully appeared.
For indigestion: Add dried tangerine peel and fresh ginger to a congee made from japonica rice, and then add coriander to make a coriander congee. This enhances the effects of dispelling cold, relieving pain, strengthening the stomach, and promoting digestion. It is commonly used for conditions such as wind-cold headaches, a weak stomach, and food stagnation.
For high blood pressure: Use 10 grams of fresh coriander and 10 grams of kudzu root. Decoct in water for an oral dose. Take 50 milliliters twice a day (morning and evening). This course of treatment lasts for 10 days and serves as an adjunctive therapy for high blood pressure.
For hiccups: Use 6 grams of basil leaves (double the amount for fresh leaves) and 3 slices of fresh ginger. Steep or boil briefly in boiling water, then drink while hot.
For nausea and vomiting: Use an appropriate amount of fresh coriander, crush it to obtain one spoonful of juice, and mix with two spoonfuls of sugarcane juice. Warm the mixture and take it twice a day.
For corneal opacity: Wash 1-2 coriander seeds and place them in the corner of the eye. Close the eyes for a short moment. The seeds will swell and adhere to the eye, then can be easily removed.
Per 100 grams, it contains 2.0g of protein, 6.9g of carbohydrates, 0.3g of fat, 170mg of calcium, 49mg of phosphorus, 5.6mg of iron, 3.77mg of carotene, 41mg of Vitamin C, as well as thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and other vitamins. Additionally, it contains volatile oil, D-mannitol, and flavonoid glycosides.