Cilantro toxicity

CILANTRO DANGERS

Is cilantro a poisonous plant?

Cilantro is a safe herb when used in the recommended dose, as being considered by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), although it contains some toxic substances.

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Photo of cilantro leaf

What are the toxic components Cilantro?

Cilantro contains two toxic principles present in the essential oil, and which give the plant it peculiar smell: linalool and furanocoumarins (bergapten and umbelliferone).

These toxic principles of the essential oil are responsible for the reaction of contact dermatitis.

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2 January, 2022

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