Coriander Help Relieve Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

Various types of traditional cuisine of Indonesia often use a spice-flavored granular hard seeds called coriander. With the addition of spices, the aroma of food will taste better "pierced nose". Not only as a flavoring, this plant was also to have anti-inflammatory effect.Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is a spice plants are popular in Asia. Form that is not similar to crushed pepper, as the apple into small pieces 1-2 mm in diameter. In the drug trade, called Fructus coriandri coriander. In the English language is known as coriander and in America known as cilantro. This plant comes from Southern Europe and around the Caspian Sea.

As reported mediaindonesia.com, Saturday (12/5), leafy herbal plant has also been studied for health benefits. Recent reports from India called coriander beneficial for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi injected antigen solution into the left hind leg of a rat and produce inflammation and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis same condition. Some rats were then given standard steroid drug as a treatment, while others were given extracts of coriander seed powder. After 21 days, both groups showed improvement of arthritis, but the rats that received the extract of coriander experiencing swelling and inflammation reduction is more significant when compared with those who received steroids. The study published online in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.

As with other spices, coriander contains antioxidants, compounds that are expected to help control inflammation and prevent chemical damage to the body, by destroying free radicals. People with rheumatoid arthritis have low levels of antioxidants in the blood when compared with healthy people. According to research in the journal Food Chemistry, 2004, coriander seeds and leaves contain antioxidant extracts.

Other health benefits of coriander is to have antibacterial properties that kill harmful viruses, including E. coli, salmonella and MRSA. The leaves are also a source of vitamin K, which has been associated with reduced risk of some cancers. These results obtained from a study of 2011 in Portugal.I have found no studies that prove that coriander can assist RA in humans, but it's worth adding this plant RA patients in everyday foods.