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CUMIN _ CUMIN_01.png "CUMIN")
| | | INCI: | Cuminum cyminum | | CAS: | 8014-13-9 | | EINECS: | 283-881-6 | | Flavouring according to EC regulation 1334/2008 |
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CUMINCuminum cyminum (Apiacee)
Origin: Morocco
Of Egypt origin, Cumin has been grown since ancient times in Spain, France and Russia. A small herbaceous plant that grows to a height of fifty centimetres, it has dark green leaves and small pinkish-white flowers which yield tiny seeds.
EXTRACTION
OLFACTIVE AFFINITIES
The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the mature seeds. It is a greenish-yellow liquid with a warm, delicate, spicy-musky fragrance. It combines well with the essential oils of Cardamom, Lavender, Rosewood, Rosemary and Turmeric.
PROPERTIES
(according to
popular herbalist tradition)
A key ingredient of curry, cumin is no longer used in herbal medicine in the West. In the Ayurvedic tradition it's widely used as a remedy for various types of digestive disturbance.
Essential oil of cumin is non-toxic and non-irritant; in the Orient it's considered a remedy for headache, and an aphrodisiac and tonic.
It's used as a fragrance component in soaps, colognes and perfumes, and as a flavouring agent in sauces and processed meats in the food industry.
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