Arnita Coriander is the most familiar flavor-enhancing vegetable. People in the north commonly call it "coriander" which looks like celery. Coriander has high nutritional value. So can women eat cilantro during menstruation?
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that coriander is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It can strengthen the stomach and digestion, induce sweating and relieve rash, be a diuretic and laxative, expel wind and detoxify. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Coriander is pungent, warm and fragrant, opening up the heart and spleen internally and reaching the limbs externally. ”"Luo Shi Hui Yue Medical Mirror" states that "it can dispel all unhealthy qi, dispel wind and cold, fever and headache, eliminate grain stagnation, facilitate bowel movements, remove eye nebula, and promote acne and rashes." ”Modern research has found that the reason why coriander is fragrant and has gained the reputation of coriander is mainly because it contains volatile oil and volatile aroma substances. Coriander is rich in nutrients. Coriander contains vitamin C, carotene, vitamins b1, b2, etc. It is also rich in minerals, such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, etc. Coriander also contains potassium malate, etc. The amount of vitamin C contained in coriander is much higher than that of ordinary vegetables. The average person can meet the body's demand for vitamin C by eating 7 to 10 grams of coriander leaves; the carotene contained in coriander is more than 10 times higher than that of tomatoes, kidney beans, cucumbers, etc.
The whole plant contains vitamin C98.1g/100g, as well as decanal, nonanal and linalool.
The above-ground part contains four coumarin-like substances: coriandrin, dihydrocoriandrin, coriandrone A and B. The leaves contain bergapten, imperatorin, umbelliferone, xantho-texol, and scopoletin. In addition, it also contains quercetin-3- Grape Uronic acid glycoside (quercetin-3-glu-curonide), isoquercitrin (isoquercitrin), rutin (rutin), vitamin C and inorganic elements aluminum, barium, copper, iron, lithium, manganese, silicon, titanium, etc.
Coriander is a common aromatic appetizer on the table. It is often used for seasoning. It is washed and chopped, and sprinkled on vegetables or soups. It is not only beautiful but also enhances the aroma of vegetables and soups. Coriander can be stir-fried, served cold and used as fillings for dumplings and steamed buns.
In terms of medicinal use, coriander is pungent and warm in nature. It has the functions of digesting and reducing Qi, causing rashes, awakening the spleen and regulating the middle, and accompanying Yang to promote excitement. It can be used to treat cold and painful epigastric pain, indigestion, measles, influenza, hemorrhoid swelling and pain, anal prolapse and other diseases. sexual dysfunction etc. The specific usage is as follows:
frigidity, Impotence Patients can eat coriander and pigeon egg soup every day. The preparation method is as follows: take 50 grams of coriander, 6 pigeon eggs, and 1000 ml of pork bone soup; boil the pork bone soup, remove the shells of the pigeon eggs, and beat the whole into the soup. When the pigeon eggs are cooked, add washed and chopped coriander; boil again, add fine salt, cooking wine, and MSG, and heat the pot.
Efficacy and role:
According to traditional Chinese medicine, coriander is pungent and warm in nature and is suitable for cold , measles or rubella in children, poor penetration, stagnant diet, indigestion, etc. It has a detoxifying effect on some food poisoning. Coriander can cure colds, has diuretic and other functions, and can also promote blood circulation. Eating coriander can relieve headaches caused by fever, and has good diuretic and blood sugar lowering effects.
Therefore, women can eat coriander in moderation during menstruation, and drinking it in moderation will not affect menstruation.
