Persicaria odorata herb is believed to repress sexual urges. A saying in Vietnamese states, ""rau răm, giá sống"" ("Vietnamese coriander, raw bean sprouts"), which refers to the common belief that Vietnamese coriander reduces sexual desire, while bean sprouts have the opposite effect. Many Buddhist monks grow coriander in their private gardens and eat it frequently, believing it helps them remain celibate. Persicaria odorata Persicaria odorata, known as rau răm or Vietnamese coriander, is an herb whose leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking. Other names for this herb include Vietnamese mint, Vietnamese cilantro, Cambodian mint, hot mint, laksa leaf, and praew leaf.
Herb Kaplow reporter to interview Castro. Kaplow also covered Richard Nixon from 1958 to 1968. This kept Nixon in the public eye, which historian Erik Barnouw believed helped Nixon win the 1968 presidential nomination. After retiring in 1994, Kaplow lived in Falls Church, Virginia, with his wife, Betty. They had three sons: Steven, Bobby and Larry. Herb spent an undisclosed amount of time in an assisted living facility, battling dementia, which affected his ability to speak. He died on July 27, 2013, from a stroke in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 86. Herb Kaplow Herbert Elias "Herb" Kaplow (February 2, 1927