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Coriandrum, Coriander

Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)
Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)
Koththumali Vitai (Siddha)
'u Su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed)
Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
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
"Coriander is cold from the last phase of the first degree upto the second degree. It is dry in the second degree". (Avicenna)

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
-"Its extract, if used with milk, provides relief from all kinds of severe injuries" (Avicenna)

5. Settles Wind, Clears the Mind and Senses:
-Mental weakness, to improve Memory
-Headache, Deafness, Vertigo, Dizziness, Epilepsy
-acute diseases of the Sense organs
-also for Palpitations (Avicenna)
-"Dizziness and Epilepsy associated with Bilious or Phlegmatic fevers". (Avicenna)
-"Its chief charactrsticis to prevent the vapours ascending towards the head". (Avicenna)

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:
Decoction: 3–6 grams, added towards the end of decocting.
Powder: 1–3 grams

Preparation:
1. Coriander seed was commonly steeped in Vinegar, then dried for use in the Western Tradition.
2. Roasted Coriander seed is more astringent and was said to cause Constipation.

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. Hemoptysis, Coriander with Plantain juice (Avicenna)
7. To strengthen Memory, Coriander seed with Bitter Almonds (Wirtzung)
8. Vertigo, Coriander seed with Cumin, Calamus, Marjoram, Aniseed, Fennel seed
9. Apoplexy, Coriander seed with Peony, Nutmeg, Mistletoe, Galangal, Cinnamon, Long Pepper, Rosemary
10. Excessive Menstruation, Coriander seed with Red Earth, Mastic, Amber (as in Powder for Menstrual Flux)
11. Morning Sickness:
i. Coriander seed with fresh Ginger
ii. Coriander seed with Ginger and Cyperus rotundus (as in Decoction for Morning Sickness of Ayurveda)
12. 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)
13. Melancholy, Coriander seed with Ginger, Cardamon, Saffron, Balm (as in Powder for Melancholy of Philon)
14. Madness, Mental Illness, Coriander seed with Water Lily flower Violet flower Rose Lettuce seed Poppy seed Red Coral Red Sandalwood
15. Stones, Burning Urine:
i. Coriander seed with Tribulus seed, Madder, Boerhaavia
16. Diabetes,:
i. Coriander seed with Acorn, Frankincense, Gum Arabic, Armenian Earth (as in Powder for Diabetes)
ii. Coriander seed with Rose, Pomegranate, Myrtle (Unani)
17. Incontinence, Coriander seed with Cypress nut, Myrtle berry, Red Coral, Amber, Tabasheer, Cyperus, Galangal (as in Electuary for Incontinence)
18. Rheumatism, Coriander seed with Fennel seed, Chebulic and Belleric Myrobalans, Licorice, Rose, Dill seed (Ayurveda)
19. Hot swellings, Coriander, Whiute Lead, Vinegar, applied topically (Avicenna)
20. Urticaria and Eczema, Coriander seed, Rose oil, Honey, Raisins, applied topically. (Avicenna)
21. Scrofula, Coriander, Broad Bean, roatsed Wheat flour, Chickpea flour, topically. (Avicenna)
22. Orchitis, fresh Coriander with Honey and Raisins applied (Avicenna)

Major Formula:
Triphala Electuary of Coriander (Itrifal Kashneezi)
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, and 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. "The fresh and dry Coriander reduces the Sexual desire, erectile power, and the volume of Semen" (Avicenna)
4. "Excessive use of fresh and dry Coriander causes mental confusion" (Avicenna)

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