Benefits of Coriander

Features

• Coriander also known as cilantro, Chinese parsley or dhania,is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae.
• Coriander is native to regions spanning from southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. It is a soft plant growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems.
• The flowers are borne in small umbels, white or very pale pink, asymmetrical, with the petals pointing away from the centre of the umbel longer (5?6 mm or 0.20?0.24 in) than those pointing toward it (only 1?3 mm or 0.039?0.118 in long).
• The fruit is a globular, dry schizocarp 3?5 mm (0.12?0.20 in) in diameter. Although sometimes eaten alone, the seeds often are used as a spice or an added ingredient in other foods.

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