Nutrition : CORIANDER

Traditional Medicinal and other uses :

• In Ayurvedic medicine, it is used to treat nose bleeds, coughs, hemorrhoids, scrofulous, painful micturation, edema, bladder complaints, vomiting, amoebic dysentery, and dizziness

• Chili is extremely irritating both internally and externally. Taken inordinately it may cause gastro-enteritis.

• In Chinese medicine, it is used for loss of appetite, the pre-eruptive phase of chicken pox and measles, hemorrhoids, and rectal prolapse.

• The leaves are chewed to sweeten the breath, especially after eating garlic.
• The seeds can be made into poultices, lotions, or salves for external use to prevent infection of wounds and to ease muscle and joint aches.

Product benefits :

• As a medicinal plant, coriander has been used as an antispasmodic, carminative, stimulant, and stomachic.
• Coriander has also exhibited hypoglycemic activity.
• Coriander seed oil has antibacterial properties and is used for treating colic, neuralgia and rheumatism. The oil also counteracts unpleasant odours in pharmaceutical preparations and tobacco. It is used in perfumes, liqueurs and gin.
• Seeds are sometimes used as a flavoring agent to improve taste in other medicinal preparations. The seeds are ground into a paste for application to skin and mouth ulcers.

Nutritional Value of Coriander :

This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin C, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and Selenium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium and Manganese.

Nutrition Value of Coriander leaves:

Amount per Serving (4gm)
Calories 1	Calories from Fat 0
	% Daily Value
Total Fat 0gm	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 2mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 0g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Sugar 0g	Nil
Protein 0g
Vitamin A	5%
Vitamin C	2%
Calcium	0%
Iron	0%

Nutrition Value of Coriander Seeds:

Amount per Serving (5gm)
Calories 15	Calories from Fat 7
	% Daily Value
Total Fat 1gm	1%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 2mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 3g	1%
Dietary Fiber 2g	8%
Sugar	Nil
Protein 1g
Vitamin A	0%
Vitamin C	2%
Calcium	4%
Iron	5%