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Cilantro

Supplement botanical general nutrition
Aka: coriander leaf, Coriandrum sativum
Brands seen in Singapore: Planetary Herbals, Swanson Vitamins, Source Naturals, JoySpring, Herb Pharm
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Culinary herb; trials cover coriander seed, not the leaf
Take with
Food · the trials use culinary doses, grams a day
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Widely eaten as a food herb at culinary amounts
  • Coriander seed has been tested in a human trial
Cons
  • The human trials are on the seed, not the leaf
  • That single coriander RCT was graded low quality
  • Apiaceae spices are a frequent allergy trigger
Sources
  1. A Scoping Review of the Clinical Evidence for the Health Benefits of Culinary Doses of Herbs and Spices (Nutrients 2023) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “One single-blind RCT found that 2 g/day of coriander seeds for 40 days improved average body mass index (BMI) from 27.3 to 26.7 and blood lipids”
  2. Spices, herbs and allergic reactions in children: myth or reality — a narrative review with scoping elements (Front Allergy 2025) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “the botanical family with the most frequent sensitization in both children (32%) and adults (23%) was Apiaceae (coriander, caraway, fennel, celery)”
  3. HSA — Guidelines on prohibited and restricted ingredients in health supplements and traditional medicines (Oct 2025), Annex A · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “The objective of this guideline is to highlight the substances of concern when used in HS and TM and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.”
  4. HSA — Health Supplements Guidelines (Jan 2026), Table 4 Vitamins Limits / Table 5 Minerals Limits · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Table 4: Vitamins Limits — Nutrient / Maximum Daily Limit … Table 5: Minerals Limits — Nutrient / Maximum Daily Limit”
  5. iHerb Singapore — Cilantro Supplements category page, default order (7 results) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Planetary Herbals, Cilantro Heavy Metal Detox with Chlorella … Swanson Vitamins, Full Spectrum Cilantro … Source Naturals, Cilantro Metal Detox With Chlorella … JoySpring, DetoxZee + Cilantro … Herb Pharm, Cilantro”
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Updated 2026-08-29. Every line above traces to a numbered source. Kozen-X is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. It lists what published sources have written down — nothing more. A pair not listed is unrecorded, not cleared. Before you start, stop or re-time anything, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.