Corriander Essential Oil is analgesic, and good for neuralgia and rheumatic pains. It is gently warming which is comforting in these conditions. Along with Fennel, Corriander Essential Oil is also a superb appetite stimulant.
Botanical Name: Coriandrum Sativum
Origin: France
Coriander is an attractive plant of the Umbelliferae family, which grows either wild or cultivated in the Far East, Spain, North Africa and Russia. Some plants are found growing wild in parts of England, where they have self-seeded from cultivated plants. The leaves, when crushed, give off an extremely unpleasant odour which the ancient Greeks found reminiscent of a squashed bedbug, hence the plant's name which is derived from 'koris', the Greek for bug! Fortunately, the seeds have an altogether different aroma, very pleasant, fresh and spicy, and the essential oil which is distilled from them is very true to the smell of a freshly crushed seed.
The main chemical constituents of Corriander Essential Oil include between 60% and 65% of coriandrol, pinene, geraniol and traces of phellandrene, dipentene, terpinene, cymene and borneol.
Like all the members of this big plant family (Caraway, Dill, Fennel, etc.) Coriander Essential Oil stimulates and aids digestion, and prevents flatulence. For these reasons, as well as the agreeable flavour, the seeds were used a great deal by the Egyptians and seeds have been discovered in various tombs.
