Can I eat coriander if I have stomach problems?

Coriander is a wonderful food. Many people like to eat it, but many people don’t like to eat it and can’t stand the smell of it. However, people who don’t eat coriander should pay attention. Coriander does have certain benefits to the body. So can you eat coriander if you have stomach problems? The answer is yes. People with stomach problems can relieve stomach pain by eating coriander. Let’s take a look at the benefits of coriander.

Coriander Benefits

Coriander is also known as cilantro and coriander. The reason why coriander is fragrant is mainly because it contains volatile oils and volatile aromatic substances. Coriander is also rich in nutrients. It contains vitamin C, carotene, vitamin B1, B2, etc. It also contains rich minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, etc. Its volatile oil contains mannitol, n-decanoic acid, nonanal and linalool, which can stimulate the appetite and invigorate the spleen.

In addition, the amount of vitamin C contained in coriander is much higher than that of ordinary vegetables. Generally, people can meet the body's demand for vitamin C by eating 7 to 10 grams of coriander leaves. The carotene contained in coriander is more than 10 times higher than that in tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, etc.

Eating coriander can relieve stomach pain caused by these two

1. Cold stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that coriander can ward off all unhealthy energy and has the effect of warming the middle and strengthening the stomach. People with cold constitution can relieve symptoms such as stomach cold pain and indigestion by eating some coriander.

2. Stomach pain caused by the accumulation of greasy food. The book says that coriander is spicy and warm in nature, enters the lung and spleen meridians, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and digestion, inducing sweat and clearing rashes. In addition to being commonly used in the early stages of measles, it is also used for stomach pain caused by food stagnation, and has a certain therapeutic effect on stomach pain caused by stagnation of greasy food.

So, how to eat coriander to relieve stomach pain and aid digestion

① Mash into juice. Take 50-100 grams of fresh coriander at a time, wash and mash it, and drink the juice, which can effectively relieve stomach pain.

②Coriander Digestive Soup

10 grams of coriander, 10 grams each of Shenqu and tangerine peel, and 3 slices of ginger. Wash the three ingredients, put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil them to extract the juice, drink it frequently, 1 dose per day, for 3 to 5 days.

It can stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, and is suitable for loss of appetite and indigestion.

③Coriander, ginger and brown sugar water. Wash and cut 50 grams of coriander into sections, wash and slice 10 grams of ginger, then put them together with 10 grams of brown sugar into a casserole, add 400 ml of water, and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Drink the soup, 1 dose per day, twice a day, morning and evening.

Warm reminder: Can coriander cure stomach pain? Li Shizhen said in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that coriander can help digestion, replenish deficiency, and treat the five internal organs. It seems that there are records of coriander curing stomachache as early as ancient times. People with cold stomach or indigestion of greasy food may want to try it.