Eryngium foetidum - Culantro

Culantro, Eryngium foetidum

Culantro is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide, sometimes being grown as an annual in temperate climates.

Uses

Malaria, Haemorrhages, Chicken pox, Measles, Chills, Grippe, Fever, Head colds, Abortifacient

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

The essential oil from the leaves of long coriander is rich in ali­phatic aldehydes, most of which are α,β unsaturated. The impact com­pound is E-2-dodecenal (60%), further­more 2,3,6-trimethyl­benz­aldehyde (10%), dodecanal (7%) and E-2-tridecenal (5%) have been identi­fied. Ali­phatic aldehydes appear also in other spices with coriander-like scent

Common names

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

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Non-Palm Foliage	Foliar Arrangement Along Stem is Rosulate / Rosette and Foliar Base is Cuneate

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	1.2 cm long. 0.5 cm wide	White, Yellow / Golden	5-20	Flower Symmetry is Radial and Flowering Period is Free-Flowering

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	Fruit Type is Indehiscent Dry Fruit (Schizocarp)		many	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a well-drained soil in a very sunny position

Commonly seen growing in areas

Meadows, Waste places, Along roadsides, Forest edges, Lowland area.

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External Links

• Eryngium foetidum-uses, benefits, side effects

• Eryngium foetidum on science direct
• Culantro: A Much Utilized, Little Understood Herb
• Eryngium foetidum on plantnet-project.org/