Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cuminum cyminum
Scientific Name and Description
Cuminum cyminum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | cumin |
| Hindi | gajar, jeera, jira, safed jeera, safed-zira, saphed jira, shiajira, zeera, zira, zira or zirah, zirah, Jeera |
| Kannada | jeera, jeeraka, jeerigay, jeerige, jirage, jiringe |
| Malayalam | cheerakam, jeerakam, jirakam |
| Marathi | jeera, jeeram, jiregire, Jira |
| Sanskrit | ajaji, ajajika, ajmoda, dipaka, dipya, dipyaka, dirghajiraka, dirghaka, dirghakana, gaurajaji, gaurajiraka, hrasvanga, jaji, jarana, jaranam, jeeraka, jira, jiraka, jirakah, jirakaha, jirakam, jirakataila, jirana, jirna, kana, kanavha, kunchika, magadha, mitadipya, mitajaji, shuklajaji, suklajaji, svetajiraka, vahmisakha, Jiraka |
| Tamil | acai, acai ciri, acaiyu, acanaveti, anici1, attimai, attinam, attitamatam, caci1, cacinikam1, cankuvankanam, cheerakam, cheerakum, chirakam, cicari, cikariccaram, ciraciram, cirakacceti, cirakacutti, cirakam, ciram, ciri1, cirnam, citakkakoli, cittirapattiri, civakam, cukkumapaciyam, cukkumapattiram1, cutapattirikam, cuttiracirakam, er, jeerakam, jirakam, kaci, kacikkirusnan, kana, kanati, kanaticceti, karakacikacceti, karakacikam, ketakaciram, kokanaccirakam, kuncikkay, maicatci, maisakukkilam, maravuri, matatam, mattam, mettiyam, mokal arjak, muttiratosanacani, naccirakam, nallacirakam, narcir, narcirakam, narciri, nariccirakam, narumakaciram, nattuccirakam, navakacakti, navakacatticiram, pacakam , pacumpi, pacunti, pacuntiram, palika, pancakkini, pancanam, panikkurucci, panpakappu, pattirikam, pikam, piratti - vika, pirattivika, pittanacani, seeragam, seerugam, shimai-shombu, shiragam, siragum, tilaka, tippiyam, tirkkakanam, tirunacati, tirunacaticceti, tittapattireti, tivirakantam, tutta campalam, tuttacampalam, upakumpam, upakumpapicam, varivaricu, variyarici, vencirakam, Jeeragam |
| Telugu | jeelakara, jilakara, jilakarra, jilakhrah, jiraka, jirana, jiranan, zeela-karra |
| Tibetan | dzi-ra, go snod, go-snod, zi ra |
| Urdu | safaid zira, zeerasafed, zira safaid, zira safaid bariyan, zira safaid muddabir, zira safed, zira siyah muddabir, zira sufaid |
| Bengali | Jira |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Cuminum cyminum L. Apiaceae Siragam Herb Seeds Decoction Antihypertension
Cuminum cyminum L
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Seed, fruit
Application - Diarrhea; dysentery; sore throat; loss of appetite; gonohrrea; contraceptive; menorrhegia; antidiabetic; hyperacidity; ear sore; dry cough; cold; increase lactation; jaundice
Treatment - Women; men
References - Bhat et al. 2014, Eneh et al. 2013, Kayani et al. 2014, Lingaraju et al. 2013
Cuminum cyminum Jeeraka Diarrhea, dyspepSia, antiseptic, hookworm Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhat et al. 2014
Eneh et al. 2013
Kayani et al. 2014
Lingaraju et al. 2013
Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)