Culantro

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama, Malaya, Dominica, India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Antispasmodic, Arthritis, Carminative

Science studied: 2-DODECEN-1-AL, SAPONIN, CAPRIC-ACID, DECANAL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Eryngium foetidum

Common names: Culantro, Cilantro, False Coriander, Shadow-Beni, Stinkweed, Stinkdistel (Ger.), Chilankua, Cilantro cimarrón, Cilantro de pozo, Coriander, Culantrillo, Culantrillo de monte, Culantro de burro, Culantro de monte, Culantro del monte (ES); Fit-weed, Culantro hediondo, Culantro panka, Fitweed, Huëosë ja’otaya, Mexican coriander, Mexican culantro, Panicaut fétide, Pochi’ki, Portorican coriander

POWO: 841793-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama, Malaya, Dominica and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Antispasmodic
• Arthritis
• Carminative
• Cold
• Colic
• Constipation
• Cough

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• Trinidad
• Dominican Republic
• Venezuela
• Panama
• Malaya
• Dominica
• India
• West Indies

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Antispasmodic
• Arthritis
• Carminative
• Cold
• Colic
• Constipation
• Cough
• Decoagulant
• Depurative
• Diabetes
• Emmenagogue

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Anodyne · Haiti · "
• Antispasmodic · Elsewhere · "
• Antispasmodic · Trinidad · "
• Arthritis · Haiti · "
• Carminative · Elsewhere · "
• Carminative · Trinidad · "
• Cold · Trinidad · "
• Colic · Haiti · "
• Constipation · Trinidad · "
• Cough · Dominican Republic · "
• Cough · Trinidad · "
• Decoagulant · Trinidad · "
• Depurative · Trinidad · "
• Diabetes · Trinidad · "
• Emmenagogue · Haiti · "
• Fever · Trinidad · "
• Fever · Venezuela · "
• Fit · Elsewhere · "
• Flu · Trinidad · "
• Malaria · Trinidad · "
• Pectoral · Elsewhere · "
• Pectoral · Trinidad · "
• Pneumonia · Trinidad · "
• Rheumatism · Dominican Republic · "

16 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Morphophysiological and Anatomical Responses of Culantro (<i>Eryngium foetidum</i>) to In Vitro Salinity. · 2026 source ↗
• Structural analysis and pharmacological implications in inflammatory pain of an arabinogalactan rich fraction from Eryngium foetidum leaves. · 2026 source ↗
• Amazonian vegetables - Jambu (Acmella oleracea) and Amazon chicory (Eryngium foetidum), antinutritional compounds and bioactive properties in different cooking conditions. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 2-DODECEN-1-AL
• SAPONIN
• CAPRIC-ACID
• DECANAL
• 3,4-DIMETHYLBENZOIC-ACID
• FENQUILIC-ALCOHOL
• FLAVONOIDS
• FURFURAL
• LAURIC-ACID
• ALPHA-PINENE
• SESQUITERPENE-KETONE
• 2,4,5-TRIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE
• EO
• P-CYMENE
• 5-DODECANONE
• 4-HYDROXY-3,5-DIMETHYLACETOPHENONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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