Other names:
cilantro
Description:
Can aid childhood diarrhoea and in adults. The oil acts as a digestive stimulant which can help loss of appetite.
Can help digestive spasm (pain) and colic.
Cultivation:
Coriandrum sativum is a soft, hairless plant growing to 50 cm [20 in.] tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. The flowers are borne in small umbels, white or very pale pink, asymmetrical, with the petals pointing away from the centre of the umbel longer (5-6 mm) than those pointing to the middle of the umbel (only 1-3 mm long). The fruit is a globular dry schizocarp 3-5 mm diameter.
Plant info:
Umbelliferae / Apiaceae
Plant Longevity:
Annual
Max height:
5000mm / 196.85
Tags: herbs, alternative medicine, Coriander, Coriandrum sativum,
