Coriander (bunch)

This aromatic herb is also known as coriander, anisillo, cilantrico, culantro and culantrico. It provides calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamins C and A and is rich in beneficial essential oils such as linanol, tannins, huleno, cerofileno, decano, dodecanal and decanal. It is used in multiple remedies against diabetes, cholesterol, influenza, conjunctivitis, and haliatosis. It is both a powerful anti-inflammatory as well as being, according to the ancient Greek culture, an aphrodisiac. In Chinese medicine it is used for measles, stomach pain and nausea.