People with a cold constitution can eat some cilantro to relieve symptoms such as stomach pain, indigestion, and measles.
However, people who are prone to colds should avoid eating cilantro. This is because these people often have varying degrees of qi deficiency, and cilantro has a dispersing and pungent taste. Eating it frequently or for a long time can deplete qi and damage the spirit, thereby triggering or worsening qi deficiency, leading to more frequent colds. In addition to recurrent colds, people with qi deficiency often experience discomfort such as excessive sweating, fatigue, and lethargy. Those with obvious symptoms of qi deficiency are best to eat less or avoid cilantro. Postpartum and recovering patients also often have a certain degree of qi deficiency, so they should also stay away from cilantro.
Although people who frequently catch colds should "keep their distance" from cilantro, those with a strong body, good constitution, and occasional colds can use it to treat colds. In traditional Chinese medicine, when treating wind-cold colds, some warm and pungent herbs are often used, and cilantro happens to have such an effect. Patients with wind-cold colds can take 9 grams of cilantro, 10 grams of green onion, and decoct them in water, then add sugar to taste and take it. In addition, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold can eat a moderate amount of cilantro to warm the stomach, dispel cold, aid digestion, and relieve stomach pain. You can add orange peel to promote digestion and regulate qi, and add ginger to warm the stomach and dispel cold when cooking porridge. Sprinkle cilantro at the end when it is about to be cooked to make cilantro porridge.
People who experience stomach pain after eating greasy food can also ask cilantro for help: take 50-100 grams of fresh cilantro, wash it, crush it, and take the juice. This can effectively relieve stomach pain.
