Cilantro is an herb that has demonstrated an affinity for mercury. Cilantro has been shown to successfully eliminate mercury deposits in internal organs, as well as accelerate the excretion of aluminum, lead and mercury from the body through the urine. In addition, cilantro significantly decreased both lead deposition in the femur and severe lead-induced injury in the kidneys of mice. The researchers concluded that cilantro’s suppressive activity on lead deposition most likely resulted from the chelation of lead by some substances contained in cilantro that are yet unknown.