The whole herb contains vitamin C98.1g/100g[1], as well as decanal, nonanal and linalool[2].
The above-ground part contains four isocoumarin-like substances: coriander isocoumarin (coriandrin), dihydrocoriandrin (dihydrocoriandrin), coriander isocoumarinone (coriandrone) A, B [3]. The leaves contain bergamot lactone (bergapten), euonymus lactone (imperatorin), umbelliferone (umbelliferone), xantho-texol (xantho-texol), and scopoletin (scopoletin) [4].
In addition, it also contains quercetin-3-glucuronide (quercetin-3-glu-curonide), isoquercitrin (isoquercitrin), rutin (rutin), vitamin C [6], and the inorganic elements of aluminum, barium, copper, iron, lithium, manganese, silicon, titanium, etc. [7]. Nutritional value Cilantro, also known as coriander, salt coriander, caraway, rambutan H and so on. Cilantro is commonly known as cilantro in folklore because its stems and leaves contain a special aromatic flavor. Cilantro is a cultivated species with stems and leaves as a seasoning for dishes, an annual herb, originating from the Mediterranean coast and Central Asia, China in the Han Dynasty by Zhang Qian in 119 B.C. introduced in the "Qimin Yaojiao" in the cultivation techniques and pickling methods have been documented. Cilantro is grown throughout the year, but the quality is better in fall and winter. It is rich in nutrients, the main nutrients are protein, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron and so on. After scientific analysis, the content of carotene in cilantro for tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, beans more than lO times, calcium, iron content is also higher than many other leafy vegetables. In addition, cilantro young stems and leaves also contain mannitol, sunflower aldehyde, nonanal and linalool and a class of volatile oil substances, which is the main reason it has a special flavor, with the stimulation of human appetite, improve digestion and other functions. Chinese medicine believes that cilantro is pungent, warm and fragrant, internal through the heart and spleen, outside the limbs, and open up all the incorrect gas, for the warmth of the stomach and health food. Daily food, food and gas, wake up the spleen and adjust the middle, yang and other effects, suitable for cold constitution, weak stomach constitution and intestinal congestion, can be used to treat the stomach and epigastric cold pain, dyspepsia, measles impermeable and other symptoms. Cilantro is rich in minerals and vitamins, often eaten in small quantities, beneficial to the body. Xianglei pungent warm, containing coriander oil, wind detoxification, aromatic stomach role, people lungs, stomach can be detoxification through the rash, evacuation of wind and cold, to promote blood circulation around the human body, it is often used as a rash of drugs. Children out of the rash of acne, can be made of coriander coriander wine rub skin, or decoction of coriander, smoked nose while hot, or dipped in soup and rub the face and neck, can accelerate the rash of acne issued, such as those who have been out of the use should be discontinued. Cilantro and eliminate food and gas orange peel, warm stomach cold ginger **** people round-grained rice porridge, plus cilantro made of cilantro porridge, can enhance the dispersal of cold pain, stomach digestion efficacy, often used in the treatment of wind-cold headache, stomach weak food stagnation and other diseases. But if it is not the wind-cold invasion of the cold should not be eaten. Coriander with cloves, orange peel, Huanglian and other decoction to cure weak stomach, dyspepsia effect. Coriander also has a role in lowering blood pressure. According to reports, fresh coriander lOg, plus Pueraria lobata 10g decoction, morning and evening 1 time, each serving 50m1, serving lO days for a course of treatment, on the treatment of hypertension has auxiliary efficacy. In addition, cilantro also has a cosmetic role, "Compendium of Materia Medica" has "face black with coriander decoction soup day wash" records. Coriander can also be put in the fish and meat flavoring, there is a de-toxic effect. Coriander can be added to other foods to improve the efficacy. Such as coriander cut into cooked oil sauce vinegar and other cold mix, can strengthen the stomach to eat, suitable for stomach gas and vomiting less food or loss of appetite patients; coriander 6g plus perilla 10g, white onion lOg, decoction with sugar seasoning, can be made of coriander perilla white onion soup, for the pungent temperature dispersing agent, can help measles through the hair; coriander 100g in the pig intestines stewed and cooked slices with condiments made of coriander buttermilk fat intestines, can be used to treat the large and small intestinal hemorrhage, blood in the stool. It can cure bleeding from large and small intestines, blood in stool and other diseases. Nowadays, coriander is widely used in cooking field, because it contains a special aroma, so it has the role of flavoring, deodorizing and improving appetite. Do soup with cilantro can increase the soup's fragrance; cooking livestock and meat dishes with some cilantro, can go to the fishy and delicious. Cilantro can be cold, but also can be fried, but also commonly used in the decoration of dishes, is indispensable to the family and banquet vegetables. Cilantro is generally used as a seasoning, but not more food. China's famous doctor Hua Tuo that: suffer from bad breath, bad breath, caries, sores, people should not eat coriander, eat but will aggravate the disease. Although coriander is aromatic, but more food will make people forget more, soft feet, gas deficiency.