Cuminum cyminum
Also known as cumin plant, Roman caraway, spice caraway, cumin, Roman cumin, spice cumin, cheese cumin
Cumin (, ; ; Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the Irano-Turanian Region. Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form. Although cumin is used in traditional medicine, there is no high-quality evidence that it is safe or effective as a therapeutic agent.
AI overview
Cumin is a flowering plant native to the Irano-Turanian Region whose dried seeds are widely used as a spice in cuisines around the world, either whole or ground. While cumin appears in traditional medicine, scientific evidence does not support that it is safe or effective as a medical treatment.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Species
Cuminum cyminum
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Iran, Iraq
Chile Central
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Cuminum cyminum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-198.jpg
Sources (2)
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology and pronunciation
- Description
- Confusion with other spices
- History
- Cultivation and production
- Cultivation areas
- Climatic requirements
- Grading
- Cultivation parameters
- Cultivation management
- Breeding
- Uses
- Traditional
- Volatiles and essential oil
- Aroma
- Nutritional value
- References
- External links
Cumin (, ; ; Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the Irano-Turanian Region. Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form. Although cumin is used in traditional medicine, there is no high-quality evidence that it is safe or effective as a therapeutic agent.
== Etymology and pronunciation== The term comes via Middle English , from Old English (which is cognate with Old High German ) and Old French , both from the Latin term . This in turn comes from the Ancient Greek (), a Semitic borrowing related to Hebrew () and Arabic (). All of these ultimately derive from Akkadian ().