Jeerak : [cumin seed]

Latin name : cuminum cyminum

Family : umbelliferae

Seed of cumin are pungent and intense potency, used widely as spice.

Medicinal action:

Antiinflammtory, analgesic, carminative, aromatic, diuretic, galactogue, ophthalmic, tonic.

Indication:

Skin disorders, poultice over scorpion bile, vomiting, anorexia, indigestion, flatulence, abdominal pain, dysentery, diarrhea, worm infestation, lencorrhea, skin disorders, fever, pure uterus, galactogue, anurea, kidney stones, etc.