Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)Koththumali Vitai (Siddha)‘U su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official)Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Coriandrum sativum Parts used: Seed; HerbTibetan Medicine generally uses a combination of seed and herb. Temperature & Taste:  Cool, dry. Pungent“Coriander is Cold from the last phase of the First degree up to the Second degree. It is Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Classifications: 2K. RESOLVENT.  2R. NARCOTICS & HYPNOTICS3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.  3F. LITHONTRIPTIC4c. CARDIAC.  4e. STOMACHIC Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison:-Cold, Flu, Sinusitis, Rhinitis-Epidemic Fever, Malaria, Small Pox-promotes Eruption of Measles, Small Pox-Food Poisoning-poisoning from Croton or Castor seed (Ayurveda)2. Benefits Stomach, moves Qi:-good for the Stomach; indigestion, colic, nausea, vomiting-good for looseness if taken after food;-suppresses vapors (Wind) that hurt the Head and cause belching.-Morning Sickness3. Clears Wind-Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema, Ascites, Cystitis-Rheumatism, Gout, Bone pain, Neuralgia-Prostatitis4. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:-promotes and regulates Menstruation; can check excess menstrual flow-Pain during Childbirth-“Its extract, if used with milk, provides relief from all kinds of severe…

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