Botanical Name : Cuminum cyminum
English Name:   Cumin               
Sanskrit Name: Jeeraka, Svetajiraka
Family: Apiaceae       

Plant Part Used: Seed            

Description of Cuminum cyminum:

A small, slender annual herb, with a much-branched angular or striated stem, bearing 2 or 3 partite linear leaves, bluish green in color and having sheathing bases.

Principle constituent:

The chief constituent of the volatile oil is cumaldehyde.

Medicinal Uses:

In indigenous medicine, cumin seeds have long been considered stimulant and carminative. They are stomachic, astringent and useful in diarrhea and dyspepsia; improves appetite and taste. They are now chiefly used in Veterinary medicine. The seeds showed antifertility and abortifacient activity in female rats. They have been credited with aphrodisiac properties.

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