Cumin - my phytotherapeutic experience

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Good morning everyone, today I would like to share with you my personal experience in using cumin as a phytotherapeutic remedy.

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Description: annual herbaceous plant.
Minimum cultivation temperature: 10 °C.
Balsamic period: August.

Toxicity: low, may cause gastrointestinal disorders.
Do not take Cuminum cyminum supplements during pregnancy and breastfeeding, always consult a doctor before taking phytotherapeutic preparations based on this plant.

Beneficial properties: carminative, digestive, galactagogue and galactophore.
Confirmed activities: simple germicidal essence and food (seeds).
Active ingredients: essential oil, fatty oil, tannins and mucilage.

PREPARATIONS

Infusion: prepared with 3 g of seeds per 100 ml of water for carminative and digestive functions.

Officinal tincture: prepared with 10 g of seeds, macerated for 21 days in 100 ml of 62° hydroalcoholic solution. The filtrate can be preserved for 3 years, 30 drops per day for beneficial functions.

NOTE
The Arabs use it to produce kummel, a spirit obtained by macerating cumin seeds, anise and coriander sweetened at 12% with an alcohol content of 26°.
The Romans used cumin as a substitute for pepper. Pliny described its versatility and extreme diffusion: “When one is tired of all the other condiments, cumin is always welcome”.

ITA

Buongiorno a tutti, oggi vorrei condividere con voi la mia esperienza personale nell'utilizzo del cumino come rimedio fitoterapico.

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Descrizione: erbacea annuale.
Temperatura minima di coltivazione: 10 °C.
Periodo balsamico: agosto.

Tossicità: bassa, può causare disturbi gastrointestinali.
Non assumere integratori di Cuminum cyminum in gravidanza e allattamento, consultare sempre un medico prima di assumere preparati fitoterapici a base di questa pianta.

Proprietà benefiche: carminativo, digestivo, galattogogo e galattoforo.
Attività confermate: essenza germicida semplice e alimento (semi).
Principi attivi: olio essenziale, olio grasso, tannini e mucillagini.

PREPARAZIONI

Infuso: preparato con 3 g di semi per 100 ml di acqua per le funzioni carminative e digestive.

Tintura officinale: preparata con 10 g di semi, fatti macerare per 21 giorni in 100 ml di soluzione idroalcolica 62°. La conservazione del filtrato è pari a 3 anni, 30 gocce al giorno per le funzioni benefiche.

NOTE
Gli arabi lo usano per produrre il kummel, un‘acquavite ottenuta dalla macerazione di semi di cumino, anice e coriandolo zuccherata al 12% con gradazione alcolica pari a 26°.
I Romani usavano il cumino come sostituto del pepe. Plinio ne descriveva la versatilità e l’estrema diffusione: “Quando si è stanchi di tutti gli altri condimenti, il cumino rimane sempre gradito”.

Sources - Fonti :


https://erbeofficinali.org/dati/q_scheda_res.php?nv_erba=CUMINO%20DI%20MALTA https://www.erbecedario.it/it/cumino

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