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	Whole Cumin Seed Spice
		Cumin spice is an important ingredient in chili, chili powder, Mexican recipes, and the world famous curry powder.
		Cumin seed's flavor is extremely strong, sharp, penetrating, and has a hint of bitterness.
		Cumin is a small plant with spares foliage; the seeds of the cumin plant are quite similar to those of both caraway and dill.
	www.bulkpeppercorns.com /cumin_seed (260 words)

	Cumin
		Cumin (pronounced "comein") is the pale green seed of Cuminum cyminum, a small herb in the parsley family.
		An ancient spice, Cumin is native to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt.
		Cumin is one of the ancient spices, a favorite of the Romans and it is mentioned in the Old Testament.
	www.culinarycafe.com /Spices_Herbs/Cumin.html (200 words)

	Herbs Cumin Seeds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cumin is a native of Egypt, Syria, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean region.
		One teaspoon of cumin seeds is boiled in a glass of water and the decoction mixed with one teaspoon of fresh coriander leaf juice and a pinch of salt.
		The cumin seed is extensively used in mixed spices and for flavoring curries, soups, sausages, bread and cakes.
	www.indiangyan.com /books/therapybooks/Herbs_That_Heal/cumin_seeds.shtml (676 words)

	cumin -- from the Cook's Encyclopedia - Allrecipes
		Shaped like a caraway seed, cumin is the dried fruit of a plant in the parsley family.
		White cumin seed is interchangeable with amber, but the fl seed has a more complex, peppery flavor.
		Cumin is particularly popular in Middle Eastern, Asian and Mediterranean cooking.
	allrecipes.com /howto/cumin----from-the-cooks-encyclopedia/detail.aspx (185 words)

	Learn about cumin from Frontier, the spice experts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cumin seeds resemble caraway seeds in appearance, although close inspection shows that the cumin seed is straighter, longer, and greener than the caraway seed.
		The Germans carried cumin, dill and salt in their pockets when being wed, and in parts of Europe, a soldier would share a farewell wine powdered with cumin or carry with him a loaf of cumin bread baked by his sweetheart.
		Cumin was introduced to Latin America by Spanish explorers when the New World was settled, and it quickly became a mainstay in their cooking.
	www.frontiercoop.com /learn/savvy/cumin.html (539 words)

	cumin
		Cumin is native to the Levant and Upper Egypt.
		Cumin is essential in spicy Mexican foods such as chile con carne, casseroled pork and enchiladas with chili sauce.
		Cumin is stomachic, diuretic, carminative, stimulant, astringent, emmenagogic and antispasmodic.
	www.theepicentre.com /Spices/cumin.html (817 words)

	CUMIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The reported life zone of cumin is 9 to 26 degrees centigrade with an annual precipitation of 0.3 to 2.7 meters and a soil pH of 4.5 to 8.3 (4.1-31).
		Cumin is used as a flavoring agent in cheeses, pickles, sausages, soups, stews, stuffings, rice and bean dishes, and liqueurs.
		Cumin is generally recognized as safe for human consumption as a spice/flavoring and plant extract/oleoresin (21 CFR sections 182.10 182.20 [1982]).
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/CUMIN.html (475 words)

	Cumin Seeds,Cuminum cyminum, jeera,appetiser, Pachan (digestive), Action, anti-diarrhoeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cumin the annual herb is a native of Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean region.
		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 cool if the cold is associated with sore throat, a few small pieces dry ginger should be added to the water.
		Cumin seeds has a peculiar, strong & heavy odour or the dried seeds from the essential ingredient of curry power it is extensively used the mixed spices and for flavoring, curries, soups, savages, bread & cakes.
	www.hashmi.com /cumin_seeds.html (705 words)

	Cumin
		Cumin also symbolized cupidity among the Greeks: Marcus Aurelius was so nicknamed because of his avarice, and misers were jocularly said to have eaten Cumin.
		Cumin has now gone out of use in European medicine, having been replaced by Caraway seed, which has a more agreeable flavour, but it is still used to some extent in India, in native medicine.
		The older herbalists esteemed Cumin superior in comforting carminative qualities to Fennel or Caraway, but on account of its very disagreeable flavour, its medicinal use at the present day is almost confined to veterinary practice, in which it is employed as a carminative.
	www.nisbett.com /herbs/c/cumin127.html (855 words)

	Cumin
		Cumin (Mellet Yira): This spice is sometimes erroneously called "fennel" or "caraway" in Thailand, perhaps because the first western translators were not familiar with it and mistook it for the other two because of their similar appearance.
		Cumin is used primarily in curry pastes, some marinades and a few Indian-influenced dishes.
		Roast cumin seeds in a dry pan over low to medium heat, shaking the pan frequently to roll the seeds around until they are aromatic and a darker shade of brown.
	www.thaifoodandtravel.com /ingredients/cumin.html (484 words)

	Herb of the month August 2003 - Cumin
		Cumin is a small annual plant of the parsley family, widely cultivated in the Mediterranean region of Europe and in India.
		Cumin is stomachic, diuretic, carminative, stimulant, astringent and antispasmodic.
		One spoon of cumin seeds is boiled in a glass of water and the decoction mixed with one teaspoon of fresh coriander leaf juice and a pinch of salt.
	www.allayurveda.com /herb_month_august2003.htm (603 words)

	Cumin
		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 cool.
		Cumin seeds are very useful in digestive disorders like biliousness, morning sickness, indigestion, diarrhoea, and flatulent colic.
		Black cumin seeds mixed with caraway seeds and fl salt is useful in renal colic.
	www.crystallotus.com /Herbs/010.htm (378 words)

	Cumin Herbal Supplement from Herbal Extracts Plus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cumin seeds were found in the tomb of Tutenkhamen and mentioned both in The Bible and the herbal/medicinal references of Hippocrates, Pliny and Dioscorides.
		In the West, Cumin is widely used in herbal medicine in the same manner as it is employed in the Orient, and it is also widely utilized by veterinarians to treat flatulence in animals.
		Cumin has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to improve liver function, and new research is looking into the herb's ability to enhance the liver's detoxification enzymes, which would not only support liver health, but would also have far reaching health benefits for detoxifying the body and improving overall well-being.
	www.herbalextractsplus.com /cumin.cfm (900 words)

	Cumin Seed, Cumin Seed Exporter,Cumin Seed Oil, زيره سبز, ...
		Cumin's popularity was partly due to the fact that its peppery flavor made it a viable replacement for fl pepper, which was very expensive and hard to come by.
		Cumin's use for fortifying love is also represented in certain Arabic traditions in which a paste of ground cumin, pepper and honey is thought to have aphrodisiac properties.
		Cumin seeds are not a commonly allergenic food and are not known to contain measurable amounts of goitrogens, oxalates, or purines.
	www.moranjan.com /Cumin_Seed/cumin_seed_oil_zire.htm (1251 words)

	Cumin information from Drugs.com
		Cumin powder has been used as a poultice and suppository, and has been smoked in a pipe and taken orally.
		Cumin is a major component of curry and chili powders and has been used to flavor a variety of commercial food products.
		Cumin generally is recognized as safe for human consumption as a spice and flavoring.
	www.drugs.com /npc/cumin.html (526 words)

	Cumin seed by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
		Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family.
		Cumin is a critical ingredient of chili powder, and is found in achiote blends, adobos, garam masala, curry powder, and baharat.
		The main components from the volatile oil of cumin are cuminal and safranal (accounting for 32% and 24% respectively in the components identified).
	www.raysahelian.com /cumin.html (1137 words)

	What is Cumin?
		Cumin is a member of the Apiacea family and grown natively in the eastern Mediterranean region and east of India.
		As a spice, cumin has a distinctive aroma that is used to add spice and to compliment the natural sweetness of a food or dish.
		Cumin has a deep-rooted history as a common spice and is mentioned in both Testaments of the Bible.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-cumin.htm (355 words)

	Food-India.com - Cumin (Jeera)
		Cumin (Jeera) is usually used both as whole seed or ground powder in virtually any Indian curry dish which makes it one of the most important of all Indian spices.
		Cumin is an ancient spice which history dates back to use in Egypt, mentioned in bible, used by Greeks, references in middle age Europe.
		Cumin is also known to be an appetite stimulant and believed to ease stomach disorders such as diarrhea.
	www.food-india.com /ingredients/i001_i025/i010.htm (106 words)

	WHFoods: Cumin seeds
		Cumin's popularity was partly due to the fact that its peppery flavor made it a viable replacement for fl pepper, which was very expensive and hard to come by.
		Cumin's use for fortifying love is also represented in certain Arabic traditions in which a paste of ground cumin, pepper and honey is thought to have aphrodisiac properties.
		Cumin seeds are not a commonly allergenic food and are not known to contain measurable amounts of goitrogens, oxalates, or purines.
	www.whfoods.com /genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=91 (1381 words)

	cumin - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		cumin or cummin, low annual herb (Cuminum cyminum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), long cultivated in the Old World for the aromatic seedlike fruits.
		Cumin is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Umbellales, family Umbelliferae.
		The evolution of ototopical therapy: from cumin to quinolones.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc.aspx?id=1E1:cumin (400 words)

	my-malta.com: KEMMUNA -- Cumin -- Printable Version
		The Cumin plant is the namesake of the islands of Comino and Cominotto located in the centre of Maltese archipelago.
		The Maltese Islands were renown for their Cumin crop in earlier times as was recorded in Jean Quentin d'Autun's 1536 "Insulae Melitae descriptio" (translated into English from Latin by H.C.R.Vella, 1980).
		Cumin seeds ripen during August and carry a very strong flavour, as well as a somewhat coarse odour when raw, especially when ground for culinary uses.
	www.my-malta.com /interesting/cumin.html (368 words)

	Cumin, Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
		Cumin is a small, annual herb harvested for its brown seed.
		Many superstitions have clung to Cumin Seed int he past: That it was the symbol of the miser; that a happy life awaited the bride and groom who carried Cumin Seed throughout the wedding ceremony; that if Cumin Seed were cursed while sowing, it would produce a splendid crop.
		Cumin Seed is one of the chief ingredients in chili powder and curry powder.
	food.oregonstate.edu /spiceherb/cumin.html (347 words)

	Cumin Seed - Cuminum cyminum - Viable Herbal Solutions
		Cumin is the pale green seed of Cuminum cyminum, a small herb in the parsley family.
		Cumin is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated herbs and is native to the Mediterranean and Upper Egypt.
		Cumin had considerable repute as a corrective for the flatulency of languid digestion and as a remedy for colic and dyspeptic headache.
	www.viable-herbal.com /singles/herbs/s757.htm (647 words)

	The Healing Properties Of Cumin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cumin and fenugreek when combined together also help to keep the prostate healthy and reduce problems in the male and female reproductive organs and urinary systems.
		Cumin tea is very useful for pregnant women during the last month of pregnancy as it helps to ready the uterus for labor and makes for an easier delivery.
		Cumin helps to remove excess phlegm and is thus good taken during allergy season or at the onset of a cold.
	www.omplace.com /articles/Cumin_Ayurveda.html (392 words)

	Black Cumin Seed: The Ancient Remedy for All Diseases
		Though fl cumin seeds are mentioned in the Bible as well as in the words of the Prophet Mohammed, they were not carefully researched until about forty years ago.
		Black cumin, especially when combined with garlic, is regarded as a harmonizer of the imbalance which allows immune cells to destroy healthy cells.
		Black cumin seeds mixed with honey and garlic are excellent tonics for people with asthma or coughs as well as those who want to enhance their immunity during cold and flu season or when an infection is setting in.
	www.kitchendoctor.com /articles/blackcumin.html (1422 words)

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