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Coriander (Cilantro)

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The leaf and seed of one plant, used in food or tea, traditionally valued to ease digestion and calm a bloated gut.

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🥄 How to use it

Steep 1 teaspoon of lightly crushed coriander seeds in hot water for 10 minutes as a teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, or use the fresh leaves (cilantro) and seeds generously in cooking.

How much: 1 teaspoon crushed seeds as teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, or generous culinary use of leaf and seed.

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Coriander is the same plant twice over — the fresh green leaves we call cilantro and the round, citrusy seeds — and both have long been used to soothe digestionHow your body breaks food down into pieces small enough to use for energy. More → and ease a gassy, bloated stomach. A simple teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → of the crushed seeds is a gentle after-meal settler.

It's a wonderfully food-friendly herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More →, mild and safe in cooking and teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →. Only concentrated seed extracts in large amounts warrant any caution.

Ways to prepare it

Seed tea: Lightly crush 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, steep in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes, strain, and sip after meals.
In food: Add fresh cilantro leaves and ground coriander generously to dishes to aid digestionHow your body breaks food down into pieces small enough to use for energy. More → and add bright flavor.

⚖️ Cautions

  • Food amounts are very safe; a small number of people are genetically sensitive to cilantro's taste (harmless).
  • Rare allergy is possible.
  • Large medicinal seed doses may lower blood sugar — keep to culinary amounts with diabetes medication.

📚 Why we trust it

  • A traditional digestive herb and spice
  • Long used to calm bloating and ease the stomach

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🕊️ A word of encouragement

Leaf and seed, two gifts from one plant. Look closely, and you'll find abundance hidden in simple things.

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