Cumin is a pleasant aromatic seed of a plant with annual harvest season which is a member of the parsley family. In general it is available in the dried or ground form. Cumin is one of the most famous and indigenous herbs to upper Egypt since long ago. Cumin grows up to 2 feet with deep green leaves and small pink or white flowers.

It is commonly called cumin or cumino aigro, while its botanical name is cuminum cyminum. It is named kamon in Arabic and kamnini, in the ancient Egyptian language. Usually Cumin has an amber color and has a warm, earthy flavor.

Cumin is a wonderful spice cooking with. It is what gives cuisines more flavoring and delicious taste satiating our appetite. When you cook with it in its ground form, it can be used in its whole dried form as well. So its existent in the cooking recipes can never be disregarded for a good taste.

Historical backdrop

The Romans used Cumin in place of Pepper. It is commonly said to Cumin to keep lovers faithful and was often used in love potions. It has been used as a condiment in England since the 13th century.

Source of Oil

It is one of the spice herbs with volatile oils. The major component of this plant is oil. Its oil is fatty oil with a resin, gum, mucilage, malatea and albuminous material. Cumin has a plain, fragrant flavor and a little bitterness with no hot. Its aromatic characteristic is extremely exciting when fried or roasted it. The usable part of the plant is its fruit which is usually its seed.

Cumin seed has a vast medicinal background in the use as herbal remedy as well.

Medicinal purpose

There are a number of digestive disorders cumin (zeera) seeds effectively used to calm including morning sickness, indigestion, heartburn, ulcers, diarrhoea etc. Its uses are mainly as a stimulant, carminative, prevent or relieve flatulence.

It is very helpful in flatulence caused by bumpy digestion and as a remedy for colic and dyspeptic headache (caused by disturbance in digestion). It is one of a major ingredients included in certain anti-vitiligo formulations

Vitiligo and Cummnin Seeds