Cilantro/Coriander May Protect Against Salmonella Food Poisoning

Tracy, over at Eat This, is observing cilantro week, and I thought I’d join in. I love the smell of cilantro, although I have to admit, it was an acquired taste. There was a period after a visit to Thailand, that I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I think they put cilantro, or more popularly called coriander, over everything!

Tracy’s latest cilantro entry in the series talk about its antibacterial properties against Salmonella, that bug that causes food poisoning.

Coriander seeds and cilantro leaves contain an antibacterial chemical called dodecenal that kicks some serious Salmonella butt.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that dodecanal was more potent against Salmonella than gentamicin, a drug used to treat salmonella poisoning

Head over to Eat This for more, or straight to the EurekAlert article.