Cilantro is wildly popular culinary herb grown and globally used for its gastronomical prowess and medicinal dexterity
Source: Thought to have originated in North Africa and the Middle East, this herb has been used for many centuries in India, Mexico, Africa, Spain, Russia, China, along with Thailand and the Middle East
Benefits:
Heavy Metal Chelator: Chelation is binding heavy metals and pulling them out of the body. Cilantro is one of the oldest agents for chelating those afflicted with heavy metals and can be effective against arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, lead and mercury. Cilantro binds these metals, divorcing them from the tissues and facilitating their excretion from the body
Regulates Blood Sugar: Has been shown to decrease elevated blood sugar levels and control glucose spikes
Digestion: Helps improve liver function and assists in the production of digestive enzymes. Cilantro has been a common aid for digestive issues around the world for millennia due to its natural antibacterial properties. Cilantro can protect against food poisoning
Skin Issues and Allergies: Can be used internally or externally to relieve skin issues like urticaria, hives, sunburns or poison ivy. Being a natural anti-histamine, it can mitigate allergic reactions and inflammation responses of the body
Antioxidant Properties: Cilantro can universally protect against degenerative disease by mitigating oxidative stress – alleviating symptoms and problems brought on by arthritis, Alzheimer’s macular degeneration, and some cancers
Heart Health: It can lower cholesterol and triglycerides, lowering risk factors for heart health and improving an overall bill of health. The nutriments in cilantro lend themselves to decreasing oxidative stress in the heart and preventing heart damage
Sustainability: Due to its widespread growth around the planet and it’s short cultivation time of about 2-3 weeks, cilantro is here to stay. This herb grows wild abundantly and can also be grown at home or domestically with ease
Processing: The cultivation, harvesting and processing of cilantro is rather simple. The whole plant is used
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654245/ - Chelating heavy metals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19902160 - Reducing lead levels
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022003 - Anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effects
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10940583 - Effects on colon cancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22671941m - Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides
