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[[File:EryngiumfoetidumMM.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Chicken pox}}, {{Uses|Measles}}, {{Uses|Chills}}, {{Uses|Grippe}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Head colds}}, {{Uses|Abortifacient}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
== Uses 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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
===Guna===
== External Links =Veerya===
===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Perennial plant}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Non-Palm Foliage|Foliar Arrangement Along Stem is Rosulate / Rosette and Foliar Base is Cuneate}} ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|1.2 cm long. 0.5 cm wide|White, Yellow / Golden|5-20|Flower Symmetry is Radial and Flowering Period is Free-Flowering. Flowering from April to June}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Fruit Type is Indehiscent Dry Fruit (Schizocarp)||Many|Fruiting from April to June}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a well-drained soil in a very sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Along roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest edges}}, {{Commonly seen|Lowland area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Starr 080609-7826 Unknown sp..jpg|FlowerCulantro (Eryngium foetidum) 2.jpg|BudsCulantro (Eryngium foetidum) 3.jpg|At fieldCulantro (Eryngium foetidum) 4.jpg|Whole herbCulantro (Eryngium foetidum) 5.jpg|Young leavesCulantro (Eryngium foetidum) 6.jpg|Matured leavesCulantro (Eryngium foetidum) 7.jpg|At field</gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Eryn_foe.html Chemical Composition]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eryngium+foetidum Cultivation Details]</ref> <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.193, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Eryngium-Foetidum-Cid703 Eryngium foetidum-uses, benefits, side effects] *[https://enwww.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X1000290X Eryngium foetidum on science direct]* [https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-506.html Culantro: A Much Utilized, Little Understood Herb]* [https://uses.wikipediaplantnet-project.org/wikien/Eryngium_foetidum Eryngium_foetidum_(PROSEA) Eryngium foetidumon plantnet-Wikipediaproject.org/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Apiaceae]]
