Coriander/Cilantro | Xiang Cai/Hu Sui Ye

$1.59 – $6.90

Categories: Chinese Medicine, Kitchen Witching, Pagan Herbs

a.k.a.: Cilantro, Mexican Parsley Chinese Parsley

Magickal Properties: Love, Lust, Reconciliation, Protection of the Home, Healing, Good Health, Longevity, Clairvoyance, Divination, Fertility, Prosperity, Keeping Secrets, Passion, Retention, Peace, Immortality

Caution/Warning: People who are on blood-regulating medication or using insulin should have their blood sugar levels monitored if they are regularly taking Coriander/Cilantro, as it could lower their blood sugar levels.

Always consult a physician before using herbal products, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medication(s). These herbs, resins, roots, flowers, and powders are meant to be used for spell and ritual work.

Coriander/Cilantro | Xiang Cai/Hu Sui Ye

$1.59 – $6.90

Which one?

Coriander/Xiang Cai

Cilantro/Hu Sui Ye

Weight

2 grams

4 grams

6 grams

8 grams

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Corriander: This little plant is so full of differing flavors that it has two names. The leaves are called cilantro and the seeds are called coriander. Both Pliny the Elder and Hippocrates recommended it for food medicine. Of course, by the time these ancient herbalists started singing its praises, coriander was already a world traveling superstar. The earliest stash of coriander has been found in a Neolithic B level of the Nahal Hemar Cave in Israel, but it was also found in the tomb of Tutankhamen. The Chinese, the Spanish conquistadors, Bronze Age invaders, randy Renaissance winos… Ancient Israelites used it in their cooking, and even the Book of Numbers in the Bible talks about it. This plant has gotten around.

Cilantro: Cilantro is an earthy herb that is connected to nature and Mother Earth herself. It can help us with balance, offer protection, increases endurance, and even improve cognitive abilities. Cilantro is tied to ancient medicinal, spiritual, and magical uses. So beloved, it was even said to grow in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the sixth century B.C. This isn’t surprising when you learn that in ancient China they believe consuming cilantro could bring about immortality.