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

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.

 
Herbal Extract packing:

•  25 Kg. HDPE Drum.