Culantro

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

Genus
   Eryngium
Family
   Apiaceae
Order
   Apiales

Crop categories

Herbs
Medicinal plants
Tropical crops

Pictures

Culantro


Culantro


Culantro and Lemon grass