Cuminum cyminum (seed)

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Contents

Nomenclature

Cuminum cyminum L.   Apiaceae  
Syn. jiraka  
Standardized common name (English): cumin

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

[The cumin fruits (seeds)] odor is peculiar, strong, and heavy; their taste warm, bitterish, aromatic, and disagreeable.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [1]

Macroscopic Characteristics

Cuminum Cyminum L. is an annual umbelliferous plant.

The cumin fruits (seeds) are elliptical, flat on one side, convex, furrowed, and rough on 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 united. [...] They contain about 2.5 per cent. of an essential oil, which is lighter than water, yellowish, and has the sensible properties of the fruits.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [2]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Cuminum cyminum - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Endosperm showing small rosettes of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
  2. ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
  3. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.Alkemist.com
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