Healing Power and Composition
Common Cold
Dilute cumin water is an antiseptic beverage and very useful in common cold and
fevers
. To prepare cumin water, a teaspoon of cumin is added to boiling water, which is allowed to simmer for a few seconds and set aside to cod. If the cold is associated with
sore throat, a few small pieces of dry ginger should be added to the water. It soothes throat irritation.
Problem of Breast Milk Secretion
A deration of cumin seeds mixed with milk and honey, taken once daily during the entire period of
pregnancy, helps the healthy development of the foetus, eases child-birth and increases the secretion of breast milk.
Amnesia
Cumin seeds are valuable in amnesia or dullness of memory. Fhree grams of black cumin seeds are mixed with 12 grams of pure honey and licked to get rid of in this condition.
Boils
Black cumin ground in water is applied as a paste over the boils with beneficial results.
Scorpion Sting
Paste of the cumin seeds prepared with
onion
juice, applied over scorpion sting will retard the frequency of upbeats.
Other Uses
The cumin seed is extensively used in mixed spices and for flavouring curries, soups, sausages, bread and cakes. It is an ingredient of curry powder, pickles and chutneys. It is also used to some extent in Indian medicine as a carminative.