As for me, I slipped away to buy all the coriander seed and leeks there were on the market and gave it to them gratis as seasoning for their anchovies.
"The Eleven Comedies"
Aristophanes et al
Other stimulants, like rue, savin, laurel, and carminatives like anise, cumin, and coriander, are preferred by some, but with very questionable reason, the more so that the first three are not without danger.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The Mohammedan authors say that the T. cucumerina is effective in expelling lumbricoids and one of them mentions the following as a cure for stubborn fevers: Seeds of T. cucumerina No. 180. Seeds of coriander or cumin No. 180. Boiling water 200 grams.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera