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*A decoction of the leaves has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in rats.
 
*A decoction of the leaves has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in rats.
 
*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]
 
*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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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

  • It is also used extensively in Thailand, India, Vietnam, Laos, and other parts of Asia as a culinary herb.
  • Culantro has been used in traditional medicine for burns, earache, fevers, hypertension, constipation, fits, asthma, stomachache, worms, infertility complications, snake bites, diarrhea, and malaria.
  • A decoction of the leaves has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in rats.
  • 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]

Common name

  • English - Culantro


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