Cuminum Cyminum plant grows to 30-50 cm. Cuminum cyminum is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender branched stem 20-30 cm tall. The leaves are 5-10 cm long, pinnate or bipinnate, thread-like leaflets. The flowers are small, white or pink, and borne in umbels. The fruit is a lateral fusiform orovoid achene containing a single seed. Cumin seeds are oblong in shape, longitudinally ridged, and yellow-brown in color.

Other Details:

Botanical Name: Cuminum Cyminum Common Name: Cumin, Jeera Standardised For: 1% volatile oilParts Used: Fruit

Medicinal Uses:

Cumin is used in treating inflammation, indigestion, flatulence and as an appetite suppressant

General Uses:

Cumin acts as a galactagogue, carminative and aids digestive system function betterCumin purifies blood, promotes healthy reproductive organ, in both male and female, increases milk flow in nursing mothers, and acts an . Cumin reduces inflammation of uterusCumin paste is applied on boils, swellings and itchiness of the bodyCumin acts as a mouth freshener, heals mouth ulcers and eliminates foul smell of the mouth, treating gum inflammations, preventing bleeding and strengthens themBlack cumin stimulates neutrophil activity, modulate production of interleukins