Cuminum, CuminSweta Jiraka (Ayurveda)
Zeera Safaid (Unani) Zi ra dkar po ཟི་ར་དཀར་པོ (Tibetan) |
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Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562
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Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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Botanical name:
Cuminum cyminum
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Very Warm, dry. Pungent
attenuates, digests, dissolves, discusses Wind
Classifications:
2C INCIDERS. 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD. 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2Q. ANODYNE
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 3H. LACTAGOGUE. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC. 4g. HEPATIC
Cuminum cyminum
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Very Warm, dry. Pungent
attenuates, digests, dissolves, discusses Wind
Classifications:
2C INCIDERS. 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD. 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2Q. ANODYNE
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 3H. LACTAGOGUE. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC. 4g. HEPATIC
Uses:
1. Warms the Stomach, moves Qi:
2. Warms the Lungs, clears Phlegm, stops Cough:
3. Clears Wind-Cold-Phlegm, benefits the Head:
4. Warms the Kidney, Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
5. Benefits in Pregnancy, Promotes Milk:
6. Promotes Menstruation:
7. Resists Poison:
Dose:
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Decoction: 2–6 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Corrective:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Decoction: 2–6 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Corrective:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Cough, Asthma, shortness of Breath, Pleurisy, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
2. Hiccup, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
3. Indigestion, Colic, Food Stagnation, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
4. Indigestion, Bloating, Colic, Bowel Pain:
i. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
5. Loss of Appetite, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
6. Stomach Pain, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
7. Renal Colic, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
8. Gout, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
9. Hoarseness and Loss of Voice:
i. Cumin roasted with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
10. Vertigo:
i. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
11. Aphrodisiac, Cumin taken with ... available in PRO version
12. To aid Fetal development, relieves Morning Sickness and promote easier Childbirth, Cumin ... available in PRO version
Major Formula
Carminative Decoction
Carminative Decoction (Pharm. Dogmaticum)
Lesser Cumin Composition (Galen)
Powder of Cumin Greater (Diacyminum) (Nicholas)
Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) (Mesue)
Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Mesue)
Powder for Loss of Appetite (Nicholas)
Electuary for Gastric Pain
1. Cough, Asthma, shortness of Breath, Pleurisy, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
2. Hiccup, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
3. Indigestion, Colic, Food Stagnation, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
4. Indigestion, Bloating, Colic, Bowel Pain:
i. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
5. Loss of Appetite, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
6. Stomach Pain, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
7. Renal Colic, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
8. Gout, Cumin with ... available in PRO version
9. Hoarseness and Loss of Voice:
i. Cumin roasted with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
10. Vertigo:
i. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cumin with ... available in PRO version
11. Aphrodisiac, Cumin taken with ... available in PRO version
12. To aid Fetal development, relieves Morning Sickness and promote easier Childbirth, Cumin ... available in PRO version
Major Formula
Carminative Decoction
Carminative Decoction (Pharm. Dogmaticum)
Lesser Cumin Composition (Galen)
Powder of Cumin Greater (Diacyminum) (Nicholas)
Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) (Mesue)
Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Mesue)
Powder for Loss of Appetite (Nicholas)
Electuary for Gastric Pain
Cautions:
1. Avoid large doses during Pregnancy and not suitable for use in Heat-type bodies.
2. Not used in Hot or Bilious constitutions
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Seeds, Distilled Oil, Species Diacuminum
1. Avoid large doses during Pregnancy and not suitable for use in Heat-type bodies.
2. Not used in Hot or Bilious constitutions
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Seeds, Distilled Oil, Species Diacuminum