Coriander is a spiced vegetable that is familiar to Vietnamese. However, not many people know the benefits of coriander to health. So what are the benefits of drinking coriander juice? Let’s refer to the information below to have useful knowledge of coriander.
1. Characteristics of coriander
The mature coriander plants grow to a height of 20 to 60cm. The stems are smooth and branched, with petioles and leaves in the upper part (the top); coriander leaves are green, leaflets are circular, often divided into 3 lobes, and lobe margins are serrated.
Coriander has a very specific aroma, so it is used as one of the spices in dishes. In addition, on Tet holiday, Vietnamese people usually have a custom, of using coriander to boil water for bathing or washing their faces, with the meaning of wishing to be aroma for the whole year.
2. The benefits of coriander
You maybe don’t know, but besides being a spice, coriander also has many benefits for your health. These are below:
2.1 Coriander can support controlling the levels of blood sugar
One research based on the results of diabetes mellitus who use coriander in a month, shows that the levels of blood sugar of these patients become more stable. This result demonstrates that the benefits of coriander in controlling the levels of blood sugar are very good.
2.2 Enhancing the immune system
Coriander is rich in vitamins A and C. These vitamins help support and enhance a healthy immune system.
In addition, coriander seed extract also includes antioxidants that help anti-inflammatory and slow the development of cancer cells such as breast cancer, lung cancer…
2.3 Benefits for cardiovascular health
One study on animals and in vitro (test-tube) shows coriander can decrease risk factors causing cardiovascular disease. The addition of coriander every morning will supply oleic acid, ascorbic acid, and linoleic acid, these substances help regulate the levels of cholesterol to the lowest level to help prophylaxis of some diseases such as atherosclerosis and vascular occlusion.
In addition, the high level of folate in coriander helps decrease the amount of harmful enzymes in your body and prevent heart attacks and strokes. Coriander juice also helps with diuretic and hypotension.
2.4 Protecting the brain health
Brain diseases such as Parkinson, Alzheimer, and Multiple sclerosis, are associated with inflammation. The characteristic of coriander is anti-inflammatory, so it can protect and support to fight against these diseases.
2.5 Supporting digestive tract and gut health
Oil is extracted from coriander seeds, is good for your digestive tract. One research that belongs to 8 weeks in 32 irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients found that 30 drops of an herbal medicine containing coriander 3 times/day can decrease significantly abdominal pain, bloating, and discomfort compared with the placebo group.
In addition, in traditional medicine in Iran, coriander extract is also used as an appetite-promoting stimulant.
3. Does drinking coriander juice help lose weight?
“Does drinking coriander juice help lose weight?” is a question that is interested by many people who are in or wish to lose weight. In fact, using coriander, coriander juice will help prevent the process of formation of excess fat, help balance the nutrition in the body and make a feeling of fullness for a long time, control hunger, reduce calorie intake into the body, and support effectively for weight loss.
However, to achieve your desired weight loss results, you still need to practice regularly in combination with weight loss exercises, and a healthy weight loss diet. In addition, you should also consult with experts about the nutritional diet for weight loss.
4. The benefits of drinking coriander juice?
“What are the benefits of drinking coriander juice?” or “What is the effect of coriander juice?”. Drinking coriander juice will include these benefits:
- Diuretics, reduce the level of blood cholesterol
- Treating bloating, and dyspepsia due to digestive dysfunction
- Treating menorrhagia
- Good for breast milk of postpartum women
- Support weight loss
- Help beauty skin, anti-inflammatory, anti-acnes
However, you need to know how to use coriander juice correctly to use coriander juice and coriander safety and have high effectiveness. Some notes when using coriander juice:
- Don’t use more than 200ml of coriander juice in a week. If taken in excess, it will stimulate to stomach and can lead to nausea, vomiting, and stomachache.
- Patients with suspected liver dysfunction should not use coriander juice. Because if you use coriander juice, it can increase bile fluid.
- People with sensitive or irritated skin should limit contact with coriander. Because coriander has skin irritants, it can easily cause hives or lead to atopic dermatitis.
- Foods containing a lot of vitamin K such as cauliflower, and asparagus, ... should not be combined with coriander. The combination may result in loss of nutritional value from the food.
- When a child has a fever, they should not be given foods containing coriander. Because coriander is warm for the body, it will cause children to have a higher fever.
Coriander is not only a delicious spice that is easy to prepare in everyday dishes but also brings many benefits to human health. However, when using coriander juice, you need to use it in proper dosage to avoid side effects.
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