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Coriandrum, Coriander

Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)
Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)
'u Su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed)
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491

New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530
Materia Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845

Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858

CORIANDER FRUIT
1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official)
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919
Botanical name:
Coriandrum sativum

Parts used:
Seed; Herb

Temperature & Taste: 
Cool, dry. Pungent
Binding

Classifications:
2K. RESOLVENT.    2R. NARCOTICS & HYPNOTICS
3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3F. LITHONTRIPTIC
4c. CARDIAC.    4e. STOMACHIC

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison:
-Cold, Flu, Sinusitis, Rhinitis
-Malaria, Small Pox
-promotes Eruption of Measles, Small Pox
-Food Poisoning
-poisoning from Croton or Castor seed (Ayurveda)

2. Benefits Stomach, moves Qi:
-good for the Stomach; indigestion, colic, nausea, vomiting
-good for looseness if taken after food;
-suppresses vapors (Wind) that hurt the Head and cause belching.
-Morning Sickness

3. Clears Wind-Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Ascites, Cystitis
-Rheumatism, Gout, Bone pain, Neuralgia
-Prostatitis

4. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:
-promotes and regulates Menstruation; can check excess menstrual flow
-Pain during Childbirth

5. Clears the Mind and Senses:
-Mental weakness, to improve Memory
-Headache, Deafness
-acute diseases of the Sense organs

6. Kills Worms
-including Filiariasis (seed powder, especially in children)

7. Externally:
-infusion of the seeds is used as an eyewash in Conjunctivitis, Blindness, and other eye diseases
-mouthwash for mouth Sores and a gargle for Throat Ulcers.
-poultice of the seeds is applied to Ulcers, Sores and Carbuncles
-juice or Cataplasm applied dissolves Lumps, Nodes and hard Tumors
-said to be of particular benefit to chronic Ulcers in Ayurveda
-TCM uses the seed fumes for Hemorrhoids, and a wash or enema of the decoction for rectal prolapse.


DOSE:
3–6 grams

PREPARATION:
Coriander seed was commonly steeped in Vinegar, then dried for use in the Western Tradition.

CORRECTIVE:
Lemon juice; Honey

SUBSTITUTE:
Lettuce seed; Poppy leaf (Unani)

Main Combinations:
Burdock seed & Coriander seed

1. Indigestion, Colic:
i. Coriander seed with Fennel and Aniseed, Cinnamon and Clove
ii. Coriander seed with Fennel, Cumin, Cardamon
iii. digestive symptoms that occur after eating (nausea, bloating, heaviness, fullness, flushing, headaches, drowsiness etc.), Coriander seed with Aniseed, Fennel seed, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Clove, Long Pepper (as in Peptic Powder)
iv. Indigestion after eating, combine Coriander seed with Fennel seed, Tabasheer, Sodium bicarbonate, Emblic Myrobalan and Cardamon (as in Powder of Coriander, Unani)
v. Indigestion with Stomach weakness, Coriander seed with Aniseed, Cinnamon, Aromaticum Rosatum, Chicken Gizzard skin (as in Powder to Restore)
2. Poor Appetite, Coriander seed with Cardamon and Black Pepper (Ayurveda)
3. Hernia, Coriander seed with Comfrey, Valerian, Shilajit
4. Fever:
i. Coriander seed with Fresh Ginger
5. Cough, Wheezing:
i. Coriander seed with Licorice and Long Pepper
ii. from Allergies, Coriander seed with Adhaotoda vasica
6. To strengthen Memory, Coriander seed with Bitter Almonds (Wirtzung)
7. Vertigo, Coriander seed with Cumin, Calamus, Marjoram, Aniseed, Fennel seed
8. Apoplexy, Coriander seed with Peony, Nutmeg, Mistletoe, Galangal, Cinnamon, Long Pepper, Rosemary
9. Excessive Menstruation, Coriander seed with Red Earth, Mastic, Amber (as in Powder for Menstrual Flux)
10. Morning Sickness:
i. Coriander seed with fresh Ginger
ii. Coriander seed with Ginger and Cyperus rotundus (as in Decoction for Morning Sickness of Ayurveda)
11. Threatened Miscarriage:
i. Coriander seed with Aloeswood, Sandalwood, Tabasheer, Bistort Purslane, Mastic, Red Coral, Cowry
ii. Bleeding during pregnancy, Coriander seed with Plantain, Bistort, Purslane (as in Powder for Bleeding During Pregnancy)
12. Melancholy, Coriander seed with Ginger, Cardamon, Saffron, Balm (as in Powder for Melancholy of Philon)
13. Madness, Mental Illness, Coriander seed with Water Lily flower Violet flower Rose Lettuce seed Poppy seed Red Coral Red Sandalwood
14. Stones, Burning Urine:
i. Coriander seed with Tribulus seed, Madder, Boerhaavia
15. Diabetes,:
i. Coriander seed with Acorn, Frankincense, Gum Arabic, Armenian Earth (as in Powder for Diabetes)
ii. Coriander seed with Rose, Pomegranate, Myrtle (Unani)
16. Incontinence, Coriander seed with Cypress nut, Myrtle berry, Red Coral, Amber, Tabasheer, Cyperus, Galangal (as in Electuary for Incontinence)
17. Rheumatism, Coriander seed with Fennel seed, Chebulic and Belleric Myrobalans, Licorice, Rose, Dill seed (Ayurveda)

Major Formula:
Powder for Diabetes (Wirtzung)
Powder for Diabetes (Unani)
Powder for Bleeding During Pregnancy
Powder for Dizzyness and Vertigo (Gabelhover)
Powder for Menstrual Flux (Wirtzung)
Powder for Madness (Rondeletius)
Powder to Strengthen the Stomach of Andernacus
Decoction for Morning Sickness (Ayurveda)

1. Carminative Spirit:
i. Coriander seed, Fennel seed, Carrot seed, Aniseed, Caraway seed, Dill seed (½ oz. each), Proof Spirit (4 lbs.). Digest several days, strain, then add White Sugar (12 oz.). Mix, filter. Dose: ½–1 oz. (Pharmacopoeia Wirtembergica, 1798)

2. Honey Water:
i. Coriander (8 oz.), Fresh Lemon peel (1 oz.), Nutmeg, Storax, Benzoin (½ oz. each), Vanilla (3 drams), Alcohol (48 oz.). Infuse 24 hours, then distil. A little Ambergris and Musk can be added. Cephalic, Nervine, Cardiac, Pectoral, and Cosmetic. Dose: ½ ounce. (Pharmacopoeia Generalis, 1783)

Cautions:
Coriander seed was commonly said to hurt the Stomach and Head when taken raw, as was ordered to be steeped overnight in Vinegar, then dried. The hurtful quality exists only in the fresh state, and is gone when dried.

1. Not used in Yin deficiency.
2. Use carefully in Pregnancy
3. Said in Unani to lessen sexual activity in men and be adverse to the memory if taken in excess.

Main Preparations used:
Vinegar-Prepared Seed, Confection of the prepared Seed, Distilled Water, Distilled Oil