What are the health benefits of cilantro?

Answer 1

There are a great many benefits of fresh cilanrto as there are with other fresh herbs. Here are a few of the main benefits of Cilantro as follows: Lowers blood sugar, Gets rid of unwanted metals in the body, Helps with digestion and flatulence.

Cilantro contains many phytochemicals that have disease-preventing and health-promoting properties. Cilantro contains no cholesterol; however, it is rich in fiber. Its leaves and seeds contain many essential volatile oils such as borneol, linalool, cineole, cymene, terpineol, dipentene, phellandrene, pinene, and terpinolene. The leaves and stem tips are also rich in antioxidant polyphenolic flavonoids, including quercetin, kaempferol, rhamnetin, and epigenin. Cilantro is rich in many vitamins, including vitamin K (100 grams provides 258% of the Daily Value), vitamin A (225%), vitamin C (45%), vitamin E (17%), folate (15.5%), riboflavin (12%), vitamin B6 (11%), pantothenic acid (11%), niacin (7%), and the carotenoids alpha and beta carotene and beta crypto-xanthin, an anti-inflammatory. It is also a good source of minerals like iron (22%), manganese, potassium (11%), calcium (7%), phosphorus (7%), and magnesium (6.5%). Manganese is used by your body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. The leaves, root, and stem of the cilantro plant have antiseptic and carminative (anti-gas) properties.