What are the nutritional functions of coriander? What are the foods that are suitable for it?

Coriander is the whole grass of coriander root in Umbelliferae. Originated in the Middle East, it is now cultivated all over China.

Coriander contains protein, fat, crude fiber, nicotinic acid, carotene, oleic acid, flavonoid glycosides, mannitol, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron.

Coriander is an aromatic appetizer, which is often used for seasoning, stir-frying and cold salad.

Chinese medicine believes that coriander has the effects of resolving food stagnation, relieving qi, invigorating spleen, harmonizing middle energizer and strengthening yang.

Patients with halitosis, body odor, gastric ulcer, cancer, chronic skin diseases and eye diseases should not eat coriander. People with normal constitution should not eat more. Those who have been exposed to rash, or those who have not been exposed to overheating poison and are not bound by wind and cold are not suitable for eating.

Compendium of Medical Forest: "Eating too much makes me dizzy and painful." "Qianjin Diet Prescription": "You can't eat for a long time, which makes people forget. When Hua Tuo left, he suffered from bad breath ... The food became worse and worse, and he couldn't eat because of the evil in his abdomen. Foods caused by diseases and golden sores are especially taboo. " Dietotherapy materia medica: "People who have been cold for a long time have weak feet. Don't eat for a long time, this is smoked vegetables, which is harmful to people's spirit. " Materia Medica: "People with qi deficiency should not eat. It is not suitable for those who have unpleasant rashes and have not been attacked by cold evil. "

Coriander and cucumber should not be eaten together. Cucumber contains vitamin C decomposing enzymes, which can destroy vitamin C contained in other foods. Coriander is a food with high content of vitamin C. If eaten with cucumber, the vitamin C contained in coriander will be destroyed and lose its original nutritional value.

Coriander and animal liver should not be eaten together. Coriander is rich in vitamin C, and animal liver is rich in copper and iron plasma. If you eat animal liver and coriander with high vitamin C content at the same time, copper-iron plasma will easily oxidize vitamin C in coriander, thus losing its original efficacy.