Coriandrum sativum (Yuanxu)

Distribution:
Jiangsu, Beijing, Anhui, Guangdong, Shanghai and many parts of the world.

Properties (characteristics):
Acrid, warm.
 
Channels (meridians) entered:
Lung, stomach
 
Medical functions:
Reversal of memory deficits by inhibiting brain cholinesterase activity and reducing serum total cholesterol levels of mice by giving the leaves of Chinese parsleys for 45 days.
 
Actions & Indications:
To help ripen measles like Urticaria, strengthen digestive system.
The whole plant is being used in promoting the ripening of measles, influenza without sweat.
Seeds are being used in weak digestion, Enlarged Spleen, and lack of appetite.

Chemical ingredients:
Fruit contain essential oil of 0.8~1%:
inalool C10H18O
geraniol C10H18O  
dipentene 
P-cymene 
linaly acetete
ornyl acetate 
pinen 
 
Dosage:
Whole herb or seeds: 3 to 9 g.
external use: use appropriate amount for making decoction. Wash or steam the affected parts of the body.

Modern Research:
Yuan sui  is rich in coriandrol, which  helps combat breast and liver cancers. In animal studies, coriandrol stopped the cancer-causing mold aflatoxin from binding to DNA that triggers liver cancer.
Yuan sui helps expel mercury from the body.