Salted mustard, also known as coriander, is a kind of plant with special fragrance. The scientific name is coriander, which belongs to a kind of dicotyledonous plants in Umbelliferae and is generally used as food. Originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe, Zhang Qian was brought back from the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 1 century).
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Coriander is a kind of coriander belonging to the genus Panicum in Umbelliferae. Chinese medicine believes that coriander is warm and sweet, which can strengthen the stomach, promote digestion, perspire and penetrate rash, promote diuresis, relieve constipation, dispel wind and detoxify. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica and Roche's Medical Mirror.
There are many aliases for coriander: the names of coriander vary from place to place, and there are also salt coriander, garden coriander, fragrant vegetables, turnip coriander, fragrant shavings, vanilla, fragrant velvet, bee grass and so on. Legend has it that it originated from the Mediterranean coast and was introduced to China in the Han Dynasty. It was first published in Homemade Materia Medica, and people often use its fresh stems and leaves as seasoning vegetables.
It is cultivated all over China. It is widely planted and sold in markets all over the country. Its roots are white and yellow, its main roots are thick and its lateral roots are irregular. The root leaves are 10 ~ 50 cm long, like celery leaves, pinnate for three times, and the lobes are round, with vortex angles or concave angles. The petiole of the stem becomes shorter, the stem branches become longer, the leaves are pinnately divided for three or more times, and the lobes are narrowly linear. Compound umbels are terminal and axillary with small white or pink flowers. This fruit has two layers.
Coriander is a common vegetable on the table. It is often used to flavor and decorate delicious food. Wash and chop, sprinkle on vegetables or soup, which is beautiful and can enhance the fragrance of vegetables and soup. Coriander can be fried, cooled and stuffed. Although the appearance of coriander is not surprising and common, the health care efficacy and nutritional value of coriander should not be underestimated.
Distribution range:
Originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe, Zhang Qian was brought back from the western regions in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 1 century) and is now cultivated in northeast China, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.
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Baidu encyclopedia-coriander