Description: This herb widely used in Ayurvedic medicine is also a spice and one of the main ingredients of curry. The scent is spicy and extremely pungent. Known mainly for its digestive properties, it is also used in many meat dishes, breadmaking, flavoring and fragrance component.
The essential oil contains cuminic, cymene, dipentene, limonene, phellandrene and pinene.
Some aromatherapy uses are for: muscular & joint pain, relieves accumulation of fluids or toxins, stimulant for digestive complaints, and nervous exhaustion.
Cumin Seed-(Cuminum cymimum)
Class: Organic
Origin: Turkey
Family: Umbelliferae
Process: Steam-distilled-Seeds
Safety: Phototoxic – do not use on skin and then go in sun or under tanning lights. Avoid during pregnancy.
