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'''Cuminum cyminum''' is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. it is native from the east Mediterranean to South Asia. Its seeds are used in the cuisines of many different cultures in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a Traditional medicine plan.
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'''Cuminum cyminum''' is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to South Asia.Its seeds (each one contained within a fruit, which is dried) are used in the cuisines of many different cultures, in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a Traditional medicine plan.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Cracks in Skin}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intrinsic haemorrhage}}, {{Uses|Poisons}}.
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{{Uses|Improving breast milk}}, {{Uses|Uterine fibroid}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Hyper-acidity}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Parasitic worms}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Spider sting}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Dried Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The Artocarpus species are rich in phenolic compounds including flavonoids, stilbenoids, arylbenzofurons and Jacalin, a lectin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Cumin seeds are antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, antiepileptic, antifertility, anticancer, antioxidant and immunomodulatory.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Hebbalasu, Kadu halasu|ml=Ayani, Anjili, Ayini plavu|sa=Lakucha, Lakucah, Panasah|ta=Kattuppala, Aiyini pala, Kurangu pala, Pei pala|te=Adavi panasa|hi=Kathal|en=Wild Jack}}
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{{Common names|kn=Jirage, Bilijirege|ml=Jeerakam|sa=Ajaji|ta=Sheeragam, Chirakam, Jeerakam|te=Jilakarra, Tella Jilakarra|hi=Jira, Safed jira|en=Cumin seed, Cumin}}
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|Tree}}
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{{Habit|Shrub}}.
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolate|alternate, spiral, clustered at twigs end, tawny hirsute, caducous, leaving annular scar}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Petiole bonded|Hairless, elongated and devided.its foliage is devided into filiform segment}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm long|Pendulous, Ovoid||male flowers in axillary spikes, pendulous; female flowers in axillary spikes, ovoid}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|White, Pink||The flowers are like tiny hermaphrodite and each umbelmay cotain between 3 or 5 radios.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|||Syncarp (sorosis), subglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe|seeds many, ovoid.|}}
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{{Fruit|Ovel, narrow|5-6mm long|The fruites of the plnat is classified among the nuts and it is daichene|They are ash brown and pubscent|Single seed|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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* [[Bilvādileha]]
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* [[Hingwastak churna]]
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* [[Dhatri rasayan]]
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* [[Yogaraj guggul]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Airlayers}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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In terms of taking care of the plant, minimal pruning is required Cutting off dead branches from the interior of the tree is only sometimes needed. In addition, twigs bearing fruit must be twisted or cut down to the trunk to induce growth for the next season. Branches should be pruned every three to four years to maintain its productivity.
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Start seeds inside 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost. Start outside 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when the temperatures are warm.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Stingless bees such as Tetragonula iridipennis are jackfruit pollinators, and as such, play an important role in jackfruit cultivation.
 
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Western Ghats}}, {{Commonly seen|Malabar Coast}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Manitoba}}, {{Commonly seen|Norway}}, {{Commonly seen|Rainyzones}}
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Artocarpus hirsutus immature fruits from Tuvvur, Kerala, India.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruit
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Image:Cuminum_cyminum_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-198.jpg
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File:Artocarpus hirsutus fruit.jpg|The ripe fruit of Jungle Jack
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Image:Historical_CUMIN.jpg
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File:ആഞ്ഞിലി.jpg|unripe fruits in a tree
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Cumin plant, Rajasthan (1).png
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File:ആഞ്ഞിലിപ്പഴം.jpg|The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.
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Cuminum cyminum.jpg
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File:രണ്ട് ഐനിച്ചക്കകൾ.jpg|ripe fruits
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File:Cuminum cyminum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-198.jpg
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File:ഐനിച്ചക്ക.jpg|a ripe fruit
 
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File:ആഞ്ഞിലി ചക്ക അഥവാ ഐനി ചക്ക.jpg|semi-ripe Anhili fruit.
 
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File:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection
 
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File:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close up.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-up
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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<references>  
 
<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002060 "ethnopharmacology"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-uses-of-cuminjeera-seeds/383/ Bimbima ayurvedic medicine]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/8066 "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.botanical-online.com/english/cumin_cuminum_cyminun.htm Botanical science]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://herbgardening.com/growingcumin.htm Herb gardening]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/03/13/cumin-seed-benefits-usage-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://frlhtenvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/Artocarpus_hirsutus_1636.aspx Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants]
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* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/cumin-uses-medicinal-herb.html Cuminum cyminum on herbal-supplement-resource.com]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/8066 Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portal]
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* [http://www.agrifarming.in/cumin-farming/ Cuminum cyminum on agrifarming.in]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002060 Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology]
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* [http://www.bodyandbeans.com/benefits-of-cumin-seeds-jeera-skin-hair-health/ Cuminum cyminum on bodyandbeans.com]
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* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d5c0/67efca6a605cfebce2ad4b6a8a702887ccca.pdf Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology]
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* [https://changinghabits.com.au/blog/2016/02/09/the-health-benefits-of-cooking-with-cumin/ Cuminum cyminum on changinghabits]
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* [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.381.143&rep=rep1&type=pdf Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 12 October 2020

JEERA SEEDS

Cuminum cyminum is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. it is native from the east Mediterranean to South Asia. Its seeds are used in the cuisines of many different cultures in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a Traditional medicine plan.

Uses

Improving breast milk, Uterine fibroid, Indigestion, Diarrhoea, Skin diseases, Fever, Hyper-acidity, Insomnia, Piles, Parasitic worms, Leucorrhoea, Spider sting.

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Cumin seeds are antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, antiepileptic, antifertility, anticancer, antioxidant and immunomodulatory.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Jirage, Bilijirege
Hindi Jira, Safed jira
Malayalam Jeerakam
Tamil Sheeragam, Chirakam, Jeerakam
Telugu Jilakarra, Tella Jilakarra
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ajaji
English Cumin seed, Cumin


Habit

Shrub.

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Petiole bonded Hairless, elongated and devided.its foliage is devided into filiform segment

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual White, Pink The flowers are like tiny hermaphrodite and each umbelmay cotain between 3 or 5 radios. {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Ovel, narrow 5-6mm long The fruites of the plnat is classified among the nuts and it is daichene They are ash brown and pubscent Single seed

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Start seeds inside 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost. Start outside 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when the temperatures are warm.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Manitoba, Norway, Rainyzones

Photo Gallery

  • Cuminum cyminum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-198.jpg
  • Historical CUMIN.jpg
  • Cumin plant, Rajasthan (1).png
  • Cuminum cyminum.jpg
  • Cuminum cyminum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-198.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Bimbima ayurvedic medicine
  2. ↑ Botanical science
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Herb gardening

External Links

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