coriandrum savicum

Small annual plant

Seed is used

Medicinal Properties

ACTIONS
anti-spasmodic
aphrodisiac
appetizer
aromatic
carminative
stomachic

Apply externally for rheumatism and sore joints.

Improves flavor of other medicinals preperations.

At one time it was considered an aphrodisiac.

INFUSION
steep 2 teaspoons dried seeds
in 1 cup water
take 1 cup daily

POWDER
take 1/4-1/2 teaspoon at a time

Cultivated thousands of years

Grown in North and South Americas,
Europe and the Mediterranean.

Round, finely grooved stem

Grows 1-2 feet high

From a thin, spindled root.

Leaves are pinnately decompound, lower ones are
cleft and lobed, upper finely disected.

From June to August the white to reddish flowers
appear flat, compound umbels of 3 to 5 rays.

Brownish, gobose seeds have a disagreeable smell
until they ripen, when they take on their spicy aroma.


CULINARY
DESCRIPTION



SOURCE(S)
Lust, John
The Herb Book
©1974, Benedict Lust Pulications
Bantam Edition December 1974
Published in the USA and Canada


1/18/2002

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