Culantro
Culantro is sometimes confused with Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) because the names are alike and also the taste is a bit similar, but culantro has a stronger taste.
It is used as a herb in Caribbean and Southeast Asian dishes, usually fresh, but sometimes as a dried herb. Culantro is also used as a medicinal plant to treat all kind of problems including stomachache, fevers, asthma, snake bites, worms and diarrhea.
Names
Scientific
Eryngium foetidum
English
Chadon
Culantro
Fitweed
Long coriander
Mexican coriander
Saw-leaf herb
Sawtooth coriander
Sawtooth herb
Shadon
Shadow benny
Spiritweed
Vietnam coriander
Wild coriander
Spanish
Culantro
French
Coriandre chinoise
Coriandre longue
Panicaut fétide
German
Culentro
Langer Koriander
Mexikanischer Koriander
Stinkdistel
Thai
Pak Chee Farang
Pak Chi Farang
ผักชีฝรั่ง
Taxonomy
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Eryngium
Species
Eryngium foetidum (Culantro)
Crop categories
Herbs
Medicinal plants
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Culantro
Culantro and Lemon grass
