Coriander

Coriander/Nutrient Depletion:

  • GlucoseGlucose: Coriander has been reported to be hypoglycemic (10; 122).
  • LipidsLipids: In animal study, Coriandrum sativum (1g/kg of body weight) reduced cholesterol and triglyceride levels in both synthesis and excretory phases in rats in a manner comparable with that of Liponil (a commercially available herbal hypolipidemic drug) (95). In rats administered a high-fat diet, coriander seeds caused a significant decrease in the levels of lipid peroxides, free fatty acids, glutathione, total cholesterol, LDL and VLDL cholesterol, and triglycerides with significant increases in beta-hydroxy, beta-methyl glutaryl CoA reductase, and plasma lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase activity (96; 97; 98). The level of HDL cholesterol decreased.