2. Table contents
Introduction
Botonical name
Common name
Part use
Habit
Habitat
Active constituent
Organoleptic properties
Geo source
Cultivation
Medicinal uses
Side affect
3. Introduction
1. Coriander
Coriander is a plant in the Apiaceae family. Its
fruit are typically called “coriander” while its
leaves are called cilantro. Coriander is a source
of vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium,
and iron. Coriander essential oil might have
antibacterial effects.
Botanical name : coriander sativum
family name :Apiaceae / umbillifereae
4. Common name : Dhania ,Cilantro
English name : coriander
Part used : fresh leaves and seeds
Habitat: Native to the eastern Mediterranean and southern
Europe.
Grows well in full sun and grows best in deep fertile loams
with adequate drainage.
The plant is tolerant to cold, heat and drought stresses.
Cultivation and Management: Most easily grown from
seed.
6. Organoleptic properties
Shape: broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery
higher on the flowering stems.
Colour : Coriander is a light pastel shade of Green. It belongs to the
color family Pastel Spring Green, and it has high lightness and low
saturation. Coriander is a warm color.
Taste:Most people perceive coriander as having a tart, lemon/lime taste,
but some individuals perceive the leaves to have a soapy, pungent, or
rotten taste.
Lenth:It is a soft plant growing to 50 cm (20 in) In tall
Coriander flowers are small in size, with each flower measuring only a
few millimeters. The flowers grow in delicate, lacy clusters arranged in
an umbel shape and can bloom in varying white, lavender, and deep
purple hues.
7. Geo source
Coriander, originated in Italy but is today
cultivated widely in The Netherlands, Central
and Eastern Europe (Russia, Hungary, and
Holland), the Mediterranean (Morocco, Malta,
and Egypt), North Africa, China, India,
Bangladesh and Pakistan as well etc
8. Cultivations.
Coriander herb can be grown indoors under a
wide range of climatic conditions. However,
hot weather during the summer months
causes coriander to bolt quickly and reduces
foliage development. A coriander crop will
mature in 40 to 45 days.
9. Side Effects
Effect on liver function:
Overdose may couse damage to by extra ordinary essential oil components and may
emphasize excessive bile secretion
Skin sensitivity problem :
Acid Present in it and cause irritation and itching of skin and make it sensitive to
sunlight.
Breathing problems and chest pain:
Prolonged use cause tightness of throat and dry throat and also cause chest pain
10. Harmful in pregnancy and
lactation
It may affect the gland secretion leading to
abnormal activity of reproductive glands
cousing damage to mother or developing
fetus
11. Medicinal uses
Aromatic
Anti arthritis
Anti alcer
Anti lipidemic action
Anti spasmodic
Anti bacterial and anti septic
diabetes
