Coriander, alias coriander, coriander and coriander. It is an annual or biennial herb, belonging to the genus Coriander of Umbelliferae in the class Dicotyledonous. It is a common flavor-enhancing vegetable with small and tender leaves, slender stems and fragrant taste. It is a condiment in soups and drinks, and is often used as a condiment for cold dishes or to enhance the flavor of scalded dishes and noodles.

Medicinal value: it can stimulate appetite, relieve depression, relieve pain and detoxify. Compendium of Materia Medica records that "coriander is pungent and fragrant, which can pass through the heart and spleen inside and reach the limbs outside". Native to the Mediterranean coast and Central Asia, it is now cultivated in most areas.

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The main value of coriander: coriander is warm and pungent, and has the effects of sweating and penetrating rash, promoting digestion and reducing qi, invigorating spleen and regulating middle warmer. It is mainly used to treat measles, dyspepsia, anorexia and proctoptosis.

The pungent aroma of coriander can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help stimulate appetite and spleen, and reconcile middle energizer; The extract of coriander has obvious functions of sweating, clearing away heat and penetrating rash, and its unique fragrance can stimulate sweat gland secretion and promote sweating and penetrating rash.

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