Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Cumin

Plant

English

Cumin, Cumin seed, Cummin

Latin

Cuminum cyminum Linne

Plantparts

Fruit, Fruits, Oil from kernel, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal disease, Abdominal diseases, abdominal disorders, Abdominal trouble, Ache, Aches, Aids digestion, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Aphrodisiac, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Carminative, Carminativum, Cataplasm, Chronic pain, Clears gas, Colic, complaints of the stomach, compress, convulsive state, cramp, cramps, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, disinfectant, dispepsia, dyspepsia, Eupeptic, Fart, Febrile response, Fever, fever diseases, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fomentation, Gas, Gastropathy, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, Icterus, improves digestion, Increases sexual desire, indigestion, intestinal colic, intestinal gas, jaundice, Love drug, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung problems, Pain, painful disorders, Painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Poultice, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, Pyrexia, relax spasms, restorative, resuscitant, spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, Stomach trouble, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Warming digestive, Weakness of the liver, weak stomach, wind

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, All women's diseases, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, feminine disorders, Galactagogue, galactopoietic, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, liqueur production, spice

Other uses

deters insects, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, repels insects

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 4-Anisaldehyde, Acetylcholine, aldehyde, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpineol, apiin, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Bisabolene, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, Bornyl acetate, Boron, Calcium, Campesterol, Camphene, Carbohydrates, Carene, Carveol, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene Oxide, choline, Chromium, Cis-Beta-Farnesene, cobalt, Copper, Cumene, Cuminaldehyde, Dipentene, essential oil, Estragole, eucalyptol, eugenol, Farnesol, fat, Fibres, iron, Isocaryophyllene, limonene, linalool, Luteolin, magnesium, manganese, mannitol, myrcene, Myrtenal, myrtenol, Natural rubber, Niacin, Nickel, O-Cymene, Oleic acid, P-Cymene, Perillaldehyde, Petroselinic acid, phosphorus, Phytosterol, Piperitone, potassium, protein, resin, Sabinene, salicylate, sodium, Stigmasterol, tannin, Terpinen-4-Ol, Terpinolene, thymol, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, xanthophylls, zinc, Α-Phellandrene, Α-Terpinene, Β-Carotene, Β-farnesene, Β-phellandrene, Β-Terpinene, Γ-Terpinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0266

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