Cumin

Cuminum cyminum

Carminative spice that aids digestion and relieves colic.

Description

Cumin is one of the world's oldest spices, used since ancient Egypt. Its seeds are rich in cuminaldehyde and flavonoids, giving them remarkable digestive, carminative and galactogenic properties.

Benefits

• Carminative
• Digestive
• Galactogenic
• Antioxidant
• Appetite stimulant

How to use

As seeds in cooking, infusion, powder or diluted essential oil.

📋 Recommended preparation

Infusion: 1 teaspoon crushed seeds in 250ml boiling water, 10 minutes. After meals.

Precautions

• Essential oil is photosensitizing.
• At high doses, may be neurotoxic.
• Not recommended for Apiaceae allergy.

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• Chamomile — Matricaria chamomilla: The quintessential soothing flower, ideal for digestion and sleep.
• Rosemary — Rosmarinus officinalis: Stimulating Mediterranean herb for memory and liver.
• Peppermint — Mentha × piperita: Refreshing and toning herb, queen of digestion.