Steinmetz:Cuminum
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Cuminum cyminum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Egypt
- Mediterranean countries
- Morocco
- Iran
- India
- Arabia
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Fructus Cumini
- Oieum Cumini
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil (cymene = cymol and cuminol)
- fatty oil
- mucilage
- gum
- malates
- albuminous matter
- tannin
- resin
- Action
- digestive
- carminative
- stomachic
- sudorific
- stimulant
- emmenagogue
- galactagogue
- antispasmodic
- aromatic; used in making "Kummel" liqueur
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