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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 95

95. Coriandrum: i.e. a herb that grows in the great world, and this is the name by which its seed is called; this seed is hot and dry in the second degree; when this seed is put in vinegar and boiled in it for as long as the vinegar lasts, if it be given after meals it will digest the food and comfort the powers of the stomach, and in this recipe it is called coriandrum infusum: this seed retains its efficacy for two years; it serves well against swooning and heart burn; its use increases desire and sexual arousement. It is said, too, not to give it in big quantities. Item, if powder be made of it and shaken on meat, it will give it a good taste.