Cuminum cyminum (seed)
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+ | | description=[The cumin fruits (''seeds'')] odor is peculiar, strong, and heavy; their taste warm, bitterish, aromatic, and disagreeable.}} | ||
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the other, from 5 to 6 mm. in length and about 1.5 mm. in thickness, and of a light | the other, from 5 to 6 mm. in length and about 1.5 mm. in thickness, and of a light | ||
brown color. Each has seven longitudinal ridges. Two mericarps are sometimes seen | brown color. Each has seven longitudinal ridges. Two mericarps are sometimes seen | ||
− | united. | + | united. [...] They contain about 2.5 per cent. of an essential oil, which |
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is lighter than water, yellowish, and has the sensible properties of the fruits.}} | is lighter than water, yellowish, and has the sensible properties of the fruits.}} | ||
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=Microscopic Characteristics= | =Microscopic Characteristics= | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 2 June 2014
Contents |
Nomenclature
Cuminum cyminum L. Apiaceae
Syn. jiraka
Standardized common name (English): cumin
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.Alkemist.com