Therapeutic effects of Coriandrum sativum extracts: A review

Medicinal plants, as a good therapeutic strategy, can be used to treat a wide spectrum of diseases. Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum) is a plant from Apiaceae family. Numerous reports indicate that C. sativum has positive effects on anxiety, seizure, learning and memory ability, as well as pain. This...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Main Author: Anaeigoudari Akbar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/apjtb.apjtb_160_24
https://doaj.org/article/9c41076a08144d4d88d2bcb8bc7917ea
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Summary:Medicinal plants, as a good therapeutic strategy, can be used to treat a wide spectrum of diseases. Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum) is a plant from Apiaceae family. Numerous reports indicate that C. sativum has positive effects on anxiety, seizure, learning and memory ability, as well as pain. This annual plant can also treat colitis, increase appetite, reduce blood pressure, and attenuate myocardial damage. Additionally, it improves liver and kidney function and diabetes mellitus and inhibits osteoclast activity. These beneficial effects of C. sativum mainly are attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The present paper reviews the impacts of C. sativum on different body systems. Information was extracted by searching the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar from January 2010 until the end of February 2024.