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NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
Coriander leaves or Cilantro is full of an unusual array of healing phytonutrients & anti-oxidants. Its leaves & seeds contain some amount of the various essential oils that makes this herb useful for use in the traditional medicines. It is anti-septic, analgesic, aphrodisiac, helps with the digestion, fungicidal and natural stimulant.
It is very good source of vitamins A, C, K and traces of B vitamins. In minerals department, it provides the high amount of calcium and potassium. Both of these would have already been helpful for relieving the various ailments. Then there are iron, manganese and sodium.
HEALTH BENEFITS
Coriander leaves or Cilantro has such a wide variety of goodness in little leaves, making it very useful herb for relieving many disorders. Include the bunch into your juice regularly for its life-giving properties.
Antibiotic properties:
An antibiotic compound, dodecenal, was isolated from the cilantro and tested in laboratory. The impressive result showed that it is twice as effectual as commonly used antibiotic drug gentamicin at killing food-borne bacteria, salmonella.
Anti-cancer:
The anti-oxidant properties from the cilantro include beta carotene, vitamin C and E, ferulic, caffeic acid, kaempferol, and quercetin. This broad spectrum of the anti-oxidant helps to lower risk of oxidative stress in cells that are carcinogenic (cancer-causing).
Anti-microbial properties:
Coriander leaves or Cilantro contains volatile oils that have antimicrobial properties, making it a very useful herb that can be used for the fungal, bacterial or yeast infections.
Anti-inflammatory properties:
Coriander leaves or Cilantro is an excellent source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids is building block for several of body’s most widely used families of anti-inflammatory messaging molecules and many other uses.
Blood sugar:
A study that was done on mice confirmed that this herb has an anti-diabetic effect and can control the blood sugar. When juiced and consumed regularly, Coriander leaves or cilantro can help to stimulate secretion of insulin, thereby lowering the blood sugar.
Bone Health:
Coriander leaves or Cilantro is an excellent source of calcium. Calcium is a very important nutrient that is required for formation and maintenance of the strong bones.
Cholesterol lowering ability:
Cilantro when juiced and consumed on the regular basis can help to reduce amount of damaged fats (lipid peroxides) in cell membranes. Studies have shown that cilantro can lower the bad cholesterol level and increase good cholesterol level.
Eyesight:
The high beta-carotene & anti-oxidants in Coriander leaves or cilantro make it one of best herbs that helps to alleviate eye problems thus improving an eyesight. In addition, it also help to reduce the threat posed by age; associated with the vision disorders such as macular degeneration, and cataract.
Heavy metal detox:
Coriander leaves or Cilantro is one of very few herbs that is used as a heavy metal detox agent, to detoxify mercury, aluminium and lead among others. Make a small bottle of neat, concentrated cilantro juice and mix with chlorella powder. Drink an ounce of the mixture every day and feel the improvement to your brain power. Store the potion in the fridge. Read more about heavy metal poisoning here.
Immune booster:
The presence of the anti-oxidants, rich phytonutrients, minerals and vitamins in Coriander leaves or cilantro all work syngergistically to enhance the body’s overall immunity system against infection.
Insomnia:
Due to various phytonutrients and medicinal values of cilantro, it helps rebalance the internal chemicals, providing a calming effect to the nerves that enable sleep to come easier.
Kidney stones:
Cilantro has a diuretic and detoxifying effect that can help lower the risk for kidney stones.