Cumin

Botanical Name: Cuminum cyminum

Unani Name: Kummun

Taste: Spicy, aromatic

Mizaj: Heating & Drying

Actions: Liver tonic, carminative, abortifacient, purgative, attenuant, anti-obstructive

Therapeutic Uses:

• jaundice
• sciatica
• scrofulous tumors
• weakness of the stomach
• dyspepsia

Dosage/Application: infusion, decoction

Popular Formulation: Arq Zeera (p.g. 197 from Hamdard Pharmacopoeia of Eastern Medicine).

Popular Formulations:

Jawarish Kamuni (p.g. 89) - stomachic and digestive, antidyspeptic, carminative, aperient, stops hiccups, relieves pains associated with dyspepsia and indigestion.

Jawarish Kamuni Akbar (p.g. 89) - cleansing agent for the bowels and stomach, antidyspeptic, digestive, alternative, and aperient.

Jawarish Kamuni Kabir (p.g. 90) -  curative for stomach aches, antidyspeptic, anticolic.

Jawarish Kamuni Mushil (p.g. 90) - stomachic, cleansing agent for the stomach and bowels, antidyspeptic, appetizing & sialostatic.

Reference:

• Chishti, Ghulam Moinuddin. The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna. Inner Traditions/Bear, 1991.
• Naquibuddin, Md & Siraj, Mehfooz &, Hamiduddin. (2021). Zeera siyah (Carum carvi Linn.): A culinary spice and an important drug of unani medicine. International Journal of Herbal Medicine. Vol. 9. 101-105.
• Edited by Hakim Mohammed Said. (1970). Hamdard pharmacopoeia of Eastern medicine. [Karachi],[publisher not identified],

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