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Hi fellow readers

I have been reading up on the Corriander plant lately.

Cut a long story short... I learned a while ago that Mercury is the second most deadly toxin known to man (attacks brain cells pretty badly apparently) and causes chronic fatigue etc.. So I went and had my mercury Amalgums removed in my teeth... replaced with the cleaner white stuff. Dental Association still claim amalgum safe yet is is banned by them for babies and pregnant women ... so how safe is it?

Anyway... a friend told me that Corriander is one of the only plants that successfully detoxes the body of mercury... so I have been growing the plant now. The leaves are awesome on a peice of fish cooked in lemon and butter under the grill. YYYUUUMMMM!!!

Reading up on the plant, a herb book I have claims that ground Corriander seed makes a great cuppa and also states that it is a good medicinal drink as a carminative and an aid to sleep. If it works... I am sure there are people out there who would like to know about this.

I tried it and have experimented by giving it to friends. So far it has got the thumbs up! Even if a little bland it tastes quite ok.

I bought a jar of ground corriander seed at the supermarket (not too expensive), I use half a teaspoon in a cup, add boiling water, let stand a minute then add a dash of cold water - easy...

Has anyone tried it? Does it really work? Or is the benefit I get from it just a placebo effect?

Have your say... thanks

Coriander is both a carminative and a stimulant. In high doses, it can have a narcotic effect (which would tie in with the tea encouraging sleep). I would suggest that you buy the seeds rather than ground coriander, and just grind up seeds as you need them(keeps the coriander fresher for longer). Margery.

COnsidering my sleep pattern has been extremely erratic at the moment with what I have been blaming on temperature changes and probably a few other little things on my mind I will give this a try. Thanks

Wow Margery

Interesting... who would have thought Corriander a narcotic effect... but I suspect by amounts large enough to act that way it would take so much that half a teaspoopn would never hurt you. I suspect in that context coffe is far stronger... would that be right?

There you go Brett... erratci sleep all taken care of!

My son awoke a fortnight ago at 1am due to heatwave night. We got got back to sleep then son two walked in (twins 5 y.o.) at 2am. "Dad... I can't sleep". That woke son #1 up then we were all wide awake. By 3a.m. the boys were little chatterboxes and no sleep was ever going to happen so i said that's it... if we can't sleep we are going to watch sunrise on the beach. 3.am. breakfast. 4 am packed for a day at the beach. 5 a.m. we were on the beach. what an AWESOME day.

Brett. forget Corriander for sleep... after we spent a high energy day at the beach after a sleepness night the Bible proved right... sleep is sweet to those who labour Ecc5:12.

I had a corriander tea last night as I got home late and all hyped from busy things on my mind... slept well.

Thanks for comments friends.

Robert

You're quite right, Robert; you'd have to take a massive dose of coriander to get a narcotic effect (not that I'm suggesting you try: it would probably make you vomit before you ingested enough to get such an effect). As for coffee, I can only speak as one who is allergic to it: one large coffee will double my heart-rate (a very uncomfortable sensation), so I avoid drinking it at all. While I don't particularly like the taste of coriander, I have no adverse effects from eating/drinking it. So, as one of God's canaries, I draw the conclusion that coriander is safer than coffee (for me, at least).

This is going to sound weird no doubt ... but I find if I am having trouble trying to sleep and I start to pray (in my mind), next thing I know it's morning.

Sounds perfectly fine to me: it probably does help, particularly if you have worries on your mind, to talk it over with someone, and that's basically what prayer is,simplistically speaking.

I have some corriander seeds, I think I shall go make a tea.

Sounds good. I might try this as well, if it works, then Yippee.

Yer, i love this stuff!!

Some teas are not for everyone, but when it comes to wanting to relax and take a load of, give me rosehip and corriander, with just a lick of vegimite, and just leave it out on the window ledge to get a little bit of nature and some rain water, but only if you live not too far from the sea.

Otherwise take a bex, sort of works for me too, if you live out of town a bit!

Does having coriander in food have the same effect? Been cooking a number of recipes lately with coriander in them.. Maybe that's why I am so sleepy lately and doesn't have anything to do with lack of sleep. :)

It makes me sick, very sick, very quick!!! :(

Hi Shane, was your post meant for the Poetry Thread......teheheheh, just joking

Ha ha Cossie, just turned out that way, doesn't happen everyday, enjoy the rest of yours OK!