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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|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}}.
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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==
 
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{{Parts Used|seeds}}, {{Parts Used|fruits}}.
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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{{Common names|kn=Jirage, Bilejiregeu|ml=Jeerakam|sa=Ajaji|ta=Sheeragam, Chirakam, Jeerakam|te=Jilakarra, Tella Jilakarra|hi=Jira, Safed jira|en=Cumin seed, Cumin}}
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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==
 
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==Identification==
 
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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|}}
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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===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
* [[Bilvādileha]]
 
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* [[Hingwastak churna]]
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* [[Dhatri rasayan]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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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. Plant a group of 4 seeds at a depth of ¼ inch every 4 to 8 inches.  When seedlings are 2 inches tall, thin to 1 plant every 4 to 8 inches. Seed should germinate in 7 to 14 days<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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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"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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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="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://www.botanical-online.com/english/cumin_cuminum_cyminun.htm "botanical science"]</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="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>
 
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[[Category:Apiaceae]]

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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