title: Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.): a potential source of high-value components for functional foods and nutraceuticals--a review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Najla Gooda
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Sahib
authors.forename: Farooq
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Anwarul-Hassan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gilani
authors.forename: Azizah Abdul
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Nazamid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saari
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Alkharfy
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D028526:Coriandrum / Q000737:chemistry*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D055951:Functional Food; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010936:Plant Extracts; C008820:petroselinic acid; C018584:linalool
keywords: biological activities; coriander; essential oil; functional food; linalool; lipids; medicinal uses