Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) : a potential source of high-value components for functional foods and nutraceuticals - a review

• Main Authors: Sahib, Najla Gooda, Anwar, Farooq, Gilani, Anwarul Hassan, Abdul Hamid, Azizah, Saari, Nazamid, Alkharfy, Khalid M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30526/1/Coriander.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30526/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), a herbal plant, belonging to the family Apiceae, is valued for its culinary and medicinal uses. All parts of this herb are in use as flavoring agent and/or as traditional remedies for the treatment of different disorders in the folk medicine systems of different civilizations. The plant is a potential source of lipids (rich in petroselinic acid) and an essential oil (high in linalool) isolated from the seeds and the aerial parts. Due to the presence of a multitude of bioactives, a wide array of pharmacological activities have been ascribed to different parts of this herb, which include anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anxiolytic, anti-epileptic, anti-depressant, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-dyslipidemic, anti-hypertensive, neuro-protective and diuretic. Interestingly, coriander also possessed lead-detoxifying potential. This review focuses on the medicinal uses, detailed phytochemistry, and the biological activities of this valuable herb to explore its potential uses as a functional food for the nutraceutical industry.