DRUID’S GARDEN Coriander
This is the first time, and I’m sure it wont be the last time, that I sit here in the dim light of the cabin, laptop on my tray table, looking out across the top of the moonlit clouds at 30something thousand feet as I fly to Melbourne.
A town with such history, and such a diverse range of people – I believe all people are all things. I look across at the man 2 seats over, engrossed in the TV in the back of the headrest, blissfully unaware of the people around him, their stories, their lives, hopes and fears – until they reach out and connect!
I received a beautiful email from a reader about a parent and a child’s love of herbs, and Rita, in the Druids Garden this month is your favourite herb; Chinese Parsley, Coriandrum Sativum or the herb otherwise known as Coriander.
Coriander was found in King Tutankhamen’s Tomb which is odd as it isn’t normally grown there indicating that the Egyptians thought it valuable enough to cultivate it! It was mentioned in the Bible, and is native to east and southern Europe although it spread through the world quite fast – for such an old herb! The Chinese used the seeds and boiled roots over 5000 years ago as flavouring.
Historically, Coriander was used to kill and expel worms from the body, and prevent vomiting but it’s the medicinal benefits of Coriander that are astounding. The most amazing is assisting the body of clearing lead, mercury and aluminum. You would be surprised at what contains heavy metals that we absorb, from cooking implements to antiperspirants, and even the humble packet of chips! But fear not! Coriander is here.
So here is what you do. Make sure you have ample fresh Coriander. Start taking 1 to 2gms per day and bump it up to 3 to 6gms over a few weeks. While you’re doing this keep drinking 2L of water a day and take some lipoic acid and chlorella supplements. Stick to a high fibre diet with raw or unprocessed foods and you will be feeling great!
The theory is that the metals are bound to the fiber and expelled from the body. There is research to suggest that it works over a period of 1 to 2 months.
A most versatile and useful herb in the kitchen too – not to mention one of the first ever used there!! Spicy food too hot? Add Coriander to not only add a third dimension to flavour but also to cool it down! With Coriander you can use the entire herb, you can use the seeds, the leaves and the roots – which happens to be where I think the best flavour comes from! You can also chew on the seeds to sweeten the breath and aid in digestion too!
Coriander likes well drained soils and has a tendency to topple over in the wind so it likes to be sheltered!! It’s an annual and only propagates from seed. Without ample water Coriander will go to seed quite quickly, especially if the ambient temperature is high!
Love it or hate it. Coriander is here to stay!!
Ben Sorensen’s Druid’s Garden
A History of herbs and their uses
Ben Sorensen is a multi-awarding radio and TV presenter, and host of the popular radio segments, Ben Sorensen’s REAL Country & Ben Sorensen’s Druid’s Garden, heard all over Australia. Ben has a passion for herbs, quantum physics, and promoting a better way of life! For more information on Ben Sorensen visit www.BenSorensen.com or www.DruidsGardenOnline.com
Win a Druid’s Garden Pack
This weeks prize is Ben Sorensen’s 2 Multi award winning Meditation and Relaxation CD’s, Forest of Light and Sounds of the Forest! Total of 7 packs nationally, prize pack valued at $45ea
To go in the draw to WIN this weeks Druid’s Garden Pack simply fill out the entry form at
www.DruidsGardenOnline.com Winners will be notified by mail.
I received a beautiful email from a reader about a parent and a child’s love of herbs, and Rita, in the Druids Garden this month is your favourite herb; Chinese Parsley, Coriandrum Sativum or the herb otherwise known as Coriander.
Coriander was found in King Tutankhamen’s Tomb which is odd as it isn’t normally grown there indicating that the Egyptians thought it valuable enough to cultivate it! It was mentioned in the Bible, and is native to east and southern Europe although it spread through the world quite fast – for such an old herb! The Chinese used the seeds and boiled roots over 5000 years ago as flavouring.
Historically, Coriander was used to kill and expel worms from the body, and prevent vomiting but it’s the medicinal benefits of Coriander that are astounding. The most amazing is assisting the body of clearing lead, mercury and aluminum. You would be surprised at what contains heavy metals that we absorb, from cooking implements to antiperspirants, and even the humble packet of chips! But fear not! Coriander is here.
So here is what you do. Make sure you have ample fresh Coriander. Start taking 1 to 2gms per day and bump it up to 3 to 6gms over a few weeks. While you’re doing this keep drinking 2L of water a day and take some lipoic acid and chlorella supplements. Stick to a high fibre diet with raw or unprocessed foods and you will be feeling great!
The theory is that the metals are bound to the fiber and expelled from the body. There is research to suggest that it works over a period of 1 to 2 months.
A most versatile and useful herb in the kitchen too – not to mention one of the first ever used there!! Spicy food too hot? Add Coriander to not only add a third dimension to flavour but also to cool it down! With Coriander you can use the entire herb, you can use the seeds, the leaves and the roots – which happens to be where I think the best flavour comes from! You can also chew on the seeds to sweeten the breath and aid in digestion too!
Coriander likes well drained soils and has a tendency to topple over in the wind so it likes to be sheltered!! It’s an annual and only propagates from seed. Without ample water Coriander will go to seed quite quickly, especially if the ambient temperature is high!
Love it or hate it. Coriander is here to stay!!
Ben Sorensen’s Druid’s Garden
A History of herbs and their uses
Ben Sorensen is a multi-awarding radio and TV presenter, and host of the popular radio segments, Ben Sorensen’s REAL Country & Ben Sorensen’s Druid’s Garden, heard all over Australia. Ben has a passion for herbs, quantum physics, and promoting a better way of life! For more information on Ben Sorensen visit www.BenSorensen.com or www.DruidsGardenOnline.com
Win a Druid’s Garden Pack
This weeks prize is Ben Sorensen’s 2 Multi award winning Meditation and Relaxation CD’s, Forest of Light and Sounds of the Forest! Total of 7 packs nationally, prize pack valued at $45ea
To go in the draw to WIN this weeks Druid’s Garden Pack simply fill out the entry form at
www.DruidsGardenOnline.com Winners will be notified by mail.
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