Post by Onyxaeon on Dec 13, 2008 22:27:16 GMT -5
Coriander is a medicinal and/or cooking herb that grows to 20cm and flowers in the summer. Leaves are used in some cuisines. It's mildly narcotic seeds are used in pickles, cakes, biscuits, pies, curries, and liquors. The root is added to curries and the stem to beans and soups. It is a wine flavoring. The seed is mildly sedative, aids digestion, reduces flatulence, and eases migraines. The essential oil is made from the seeds, and is used in perfumes. It flavors medicine and toothpaste and is added to massage oil for facial neuralgia and cramps.
