CUMIN- HEALTH BENEFITS
Cumin or jeera is one of the common spices, but it has got
wonderful medicinal properties. It is botanically known as Cuminum cyminum L,
belongs to family Umbelliferae. It is found through out India.
The fruits are used for medicinal purposes.
MEDICINAL
USES
Diabetes-
It
is very effective for lowering blood sugar levels. Take half teaspoon of
crushed jeera with water twice daily
Heaviness
in stomach, Indigestion- Mix ¼ teaspoon
each powdered jeera, and black peper in a glass of buttermilk . Drink it 2-3
times a day for 2-3 days
Gas,
nausea- Mix equal quantities of jeera, black peper and ginger. Make
an infusion by boiling it with some water. Drink twice a day for a few days
Vomiting-
Sauvarcala,
jeera, sugar and marica- this linctus with honey is an excellent anti- emetic
Acid
gastritis- Ghee 640 gm, should be cooked with paste of
jeeraka and dhanytaka. It improves digestion and checks vomiting
Constipation-
Add
equal quantities of jeera , black peper, dried ginger and dried curry leaves
and powdered them togther. Add a little salt to taste. Add this mixture to hot
ghee and eat with steamed rice
Fatigue-
Mix
½ teaspoon jeera , coriander seeds, black peper and tuvar dal. Boil in water
and drink with salt to taste
Insomnia-
Mix
one teaspoon powder of roasted jeera with a mashed ripe banana . Eat after
dinner regularly
Fever-
The
patient should take jeera with jaggery or honey followed by intake of
buttermilk . Thereafter he should sit in the sun until he prespires
Malaria
with rigor- The patient should take jeera with jaggery or
guduci juice with jaggery or juice of varttaka mixed with honey
Jeera combine with jaggery alleviates irregular fever. It
also improves digestion
Heart-
It
is a stimulant and blood purifier. Useful in cardiac and blood disorder
Renal
calculi- It is a diuretic. Cumin seeds along with sugar is given in
renal colic. Juice made in water is also useful
Reproductive
organs- It alleviates the inflammation of uterus. It is also
galactogogue, increase milk secretion , and aphrodisiac. It is used in
leucorrhea. Jaggery and cumin seed powder is used as a galactogogue. Jeera is
used for post partem women as it is galactogogue, improves lactation and gives
strength
Scorpion
sting- Paste of jeera mixed with ghee and rocksalt applied warm
removes pain of scorpion sting
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