botanical record · discovered
Cumin
Cuminum cyminum
Cumin · Broddkúmen · Chimion · Cumin (EN) · Cumin commun, Cumin · Cumin vrai · Cwmin · Jintan · Kemmun · Kimyon · Kmin rzymski · Komijn · Kreuzkümmel · Kreuzkümmel (DE)
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Malaya, Spain, Iraq, Europe, India, Uk(Wales)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antispasmodic, Carminative, Dermatosis, Dyspepsia
Science studied: ALDEHYDES, APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE, ASCORBIC-ACID, BETA-BISABOLENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Cuminum cyminum
Common names: Cumin, Broddkúmen, Chimion, Cumin (EN), Cumin commun, Cumin, Cumin vrai, Cwmin, Jintan, Kemmun, Kimyon, Kmin rzymski, Komijn, Kreuzkümmel, Kreuzkümmel (DE)
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Malaya, Spain, Iraq, Europe, India, Uk(Wales).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antispasmodic
- Carminative
- Dermatosis
- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
- Enterosis
- Lactogogue
- Liqueur
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- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Whitlow
- Ache(Stomach)
- Diarrhea
- Astringent
- Digestive
- Hysteria
- Puerperium
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- Malaya
- Spain
- Iraq
- Europe
- India
- Uk(Wales)
Documented cultural uses
- Antispasmodic
- Carminative
- Dermatosis
- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
- Enterosis
- Lactogogue
- Liqueur
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
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- Tonic
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Whitlow
- Ache(Stomach)
- Diarrhea
- Astringent
- Digestive
- Hysteria
- Puerperium
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Green synthesis and characterization of Bi₂O₃ nanoparticles using Cuminum cyminum seed for antimicrobial and cytotoxic evaluation. · 2026 source ↗
- Physiological and molecular investigation of nanosilica mediated drought tolerance in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). · 2026 source ↗
- Biogenic synthesis of silver-selenium nanoparticles using Cuminum cyminum L.: environmental and biological activities. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALDEHYDES
- APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- CIS-GAMMA-BISABOLENE
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CARVEOL
- CHROMIUM
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- COPAENE
- COPPER
- CRYPTONE
- CUMINYL-ALCOHOL
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- ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE
- DIPENTENE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- BETA-FARNESENE
- FAT
- GUM
- LUTEOLIN
- MANGANESE
- P-MENTHA-1,3-DIEN-7-AL
- P-MENTHA-3-EN-7-OL
- MYRCENE
- NICKEL
- DELTA-5,6-OCTADECENOIC-ACID
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RESIN
- SABINENE
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- TANNIN
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- BETA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- XANTHOPHYLL
- ZINC
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- BENZYL-CINNAMATE
- METHYL-CINNAMATE
- ANISALDEHYDE
- ASH
- BORON
- CUMENE
- CUMINIC-ALCOHOL
- DILLAPIOLE
- FARNESOL
- LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
- P-MENTHA-1,4-DIEN-7-AL
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- PIPERITOL
- SODIUM
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- DAUCENE
- METHYL-CHAVICOL
- CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- TERPINOLENE-EPOXIDE
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- COBALT
- PERILLALDEHYDE
- CUMINALDEHYDE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- PIPERITONE
- TRANS-PINOCARVEOL
- CUMINIC-ACID
- EO
- EUGENOL
- FIBER
- IRON
- LINALOOL
- MYRTENOL
- P-CYMENE
- PHELLANDRAL
- ACETYL-CHOLINE
- APIGENIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE
- APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- APIGETRIN
- APIIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAMPHENE
- CAR-3-ENE
- CHOLINE
- CIS-BETA-FARNESENE
- COSMOSIIN
- CUMIN-ALCOHOL
- CYNAROSIDE
- ISOCARYOPHYLLENE
- LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCURONOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- MANNITOL
- OCTADECA-5,6-DIENOIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- P-ISOPROPYLPHENOL
- P-MENTH-3-EN-7-AL
- PETROSELINIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- SALICYLATES
- STIGMASTEROL
- TERPINOLENE
- THYMOL
- TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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