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'''Culantro''' is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae. Its scientific Latin name literally translates as "foul-smelling thistle". Common names include '''Eryngium foetidum (/kuːˈlɑːntroʊ/ or /kuːˈlæntroʊ/), Mexican coriander, bandhaniya (Devanagari script: बन्धनिय) , chadon beni, and long coriander'''. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide, sometimes being grown as an annual in temperate climates.
 
'''Culantro''' is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae. Its scientific Latin name literally translates as "foul-smelling thistle". Common names include '''Eryngium foetidum (/kuːˈlɑːntroʊ/ or /kuːˈlæntroʊ/), Mexican coriander, bandhaniya (Devanagari script: बन्धनिय) , chadon beni, and long coriander'''. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide, sometimes being grown as an annual in temperate climates.
  
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== Uses ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.
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Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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B dhania.jpg
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 1.jpg
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 2.jpg
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 3.jpg
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 4.jpg
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 6.jpg
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 7.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
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*It is also used extensively in Thailand, India, Vietnam, Laos, and other parts of Asia as a culinary herb.
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*Culantro has been used in traditional medicine for burns, earache, fevers, hypertension, constipation, fits, asthma, stomachache, worms, infertility complications, snake bites, diarrhea, and malaria.
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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*A decoction of the leaves has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in rats.
 
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*It is used as an ethno-medicinal plant for the treatment of a number of ailments such as fevers, chills, vomiting, burns, fevers, hypertension, headache, earache, stomachache, asthma, arthritis, snake bites, scorpion stings, diarrhea, malaria and epilepsy.[clarification needed]
 
  
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==Common name==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
  
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* '''English''' - Culantro
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<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eryngium_foetidum Eryngium foetidum-Wikipedia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
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Culantro, Eryngium foetidum

Culantro is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae. Its scientific Latin name literally translates as "foul-smelling thistle". Common names include Eryngium foetidum (/kuːˈlɑːntroʊ/ or /kuːˈlæntroʊ/), Mexican coriander, bandhaniya (Devanagari script: बन्धनिय) , chadon beni, and long coriander. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide, sometimes being grown as an annual in temperate climates.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • B dhania.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 1.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 2.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 3.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 4.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 5.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 6.jpg
  • Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) 7.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "traditional medicine"
  2. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  3. ↑ "wayback machine"
  4. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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