Latin names : Coriandrum sativum French names : Coriandre, Cilanthro (feuilles) Other English names : Cilanthro (leaves) Extracted from : Dried fruits
Light and easy anti-infective treatment for the digestive system
Very easy to use: lick one drop off your hand to gain appetite
Hangover after party, bees in your head? Coriander stops them -
honestly ! Lick 2 or 3 drops off your hand and you'll be fit again
Fresh, oriental, lemony. Fun to use in cooking: in sauces for meat or tofu dishes, dips or pancakes
To use if a curry is too hot, too spicy (subtle Indian philosophy about the balance between the 6 tastes)
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The plant, its legends and its botany
Coriander is an annual umbelliferous which grows fast. It can easily grow up to one meter high. The shape of its leaves varies greatly different depending on which level
they grow: the bottom ones are flat, unfolded and bright green, the
upper ones are threadlike, delicate.
Coriander has had different uses all around the world. And yet there are similar traditions in populations who certainly couldn't communicate via webcam or the Internet. The Celt and the Mayans both used it to winkle secrets out of their enemies. We all "ouch" in our seats wondering what they would do... Elixirs to make opponents have painful and excruciating contortions ? Or maybe some kind of clever yet dangerous blend ? Not at all: they massaged them with it.
"Is that all?" Yes, Coriander makes one speak the truth. Well, we can already imagine it being applied onto partners... Why not after all? But as we are sometimes a little less sensitive to energetic influences in the
first place than we were a few hundreds of years ago (due to chemical or electromagnetic pollution, hectic life...) the spell might as well not work... Never mind, this intimate moment will surely do you good by offering a soft, quiet and tender time.
Anyway, a good meal may follow consequently. With curry? There is coriander in curry. A small cigar? A lot of coriander is used to flavour tobacco. With a drink? Chartreuse, Benedictine and number of therapeutic liqueurs made by monks massively contain coriander. And
if it doesn't, one can still do what the Egyptians
did and have some the day after an excessive consumption of something else. One can also use it the Moroccan way : for exorcism... Well now, how about a simple massage with coriander, just for fun?!
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Energetic properties
Develops communication so that it is not influenced by emotions Calms obstinate thoughts Encourages to speak to the truth Brings verbal creativity Clears up brain and mind Increases discernment Protects from and turns away bad spirits
Seeds oil: Some batches can be slightly photosensitising (if plants have grown without enough sun or if cropped too soon) No other contraindication within physiological dosage. Keep children out of reach Children and pregnant women: no other contraindication within physiological dosage.
