Cumin is an aromatic plant with a common name Cuminum cyminum. It is a flowering plant of the Apiaceae family, native from the eastern Mediterranean to India, while it is now cultivated in China and Mexico. Its seeds, from which the fruit comes, have many uses, for example in gastronomy and medicine.
Cumin is an annual plant that reaches a height of 15 to 20 cm, it is herbaceous and a small plant. Its leaves are variegated and the color of its flowers is white or yellow. Cumin prefers sunny locations and soils that have good drainage and are rich in organic matter. It thrives in areas with a mild climate.
The cumin fruit is used in cooking in various cuisines of the world for sweet and savory preparations and also as a drink in tea. In addition, many are the therapeutic and medicinal properties of the plant, it is considered to be digestive, lactagogue stimulates the heart, diuretic, antispasmodic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Recent research has also shown weight reduction.
