Healthy with cumin

      Cumin is an annual plant soft, often resembles a wooden base. cumin plant height can reach up to 1 meter, jointed. the segment that resembles soil, the roots will grow. coarse-haired young stems, pale green color. leaves a single leaf, thick fleshy, lies opposite, sessile ovoid shape is rather round or kidney-shaped, pointed tip, base rounded serrated edges except the base, rarely surface until thick hair like velvet, the color white, bone pinnate and branches as well as stand so that it looks like a net.

    Leaves 5-7 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, light green color, fragrant smell when crushed. compound interest in the form of bunches up to 20 cm in length, came out at the end of branches and leaves in the armpits, purplish blue color, smell bad. Cumin seeds are often used as a spice or herb medicine.

   Cumin leaves are useful to overcome cough, shortness of breath, influenza, thrush, abdominal pain, flatulence, toothache, headache, nasal inflammation, inflammation of the child's ear, diphtheria, epilepsy, gout, poisoning, venomous animal bites, menstrual disorders, strengthens the function of the stomach , warm the body, increase breast milk, and others.

   Cumin seeds are useful to overcome vomiting, whooping cough, phlegm, frigidity, colds, and others.

   The content contained on the cumin potassium, essential oils, carvacrol, fatty oils, and others.

   Here is a marvelous benefit of cumin in overcoming serious diseases, namely:

• Coping with arthritis

            10 leaves fresh cumin (smoothed) and thawed whiting mixed to taste and stir until blended. after that, apply on the affected areas of rheumatism. do regularly.

• Overcoming thrush

             5 pieces of fresh cumin leaves washed and rinsed with lukewarm water, then chewed until soft. after that, the waste is disposed.

• Overcoming influenza

            15 grams of leaves of fresh cumin, 15 grams of fresh leaves of Centella asiatica, 1 leek white, and 25 grams of ginger boiled with enough water to cook, then boiled water is drunk. do regularly.

• Overcoming frigidity 

             Powdered cumin seeds to taste. take as much earlier cumin powder 1 teaspoon then boiled with 10 grains of pepper seeds, 5 grams pulosari, and 25 grams of ginger (sliced​​) with enough water to cook. after filtered, boiled water to drink. do regularly.

• Overcoming whooping cough

            Taste cumin seeds finely ground. pour 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 cup of water before the heat, and add 1/2 tablespoon of honey. after that, mixed well and drink while warm. do 2 times a day.

• Prevent the spread of smallpox

           1 tablespoon ground cumin, 3 pieces of betel leaf, red onion and 3 cloves boiled with 500 cc of water until the remaining 250 cc. after that, strain and drink the water.

• Cope with abdominal pain 

            20 grams of leaves of fresh cumin, fennel seeds 10 grams, 7 grams of turmeric (grated), 5 grains of cloves, cardamom and 5 grains boiled with enough water. after filtered, boiled water to drink. 

• Against wind  

          5 grams cumin seeds, 25 grams of ginger, 5 grains of cloves, cardamom 5 eggs, 1 whole nutmeg, lemongrass and 5 grams boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc, then filtered and boiled water to drink. 

• Overcoming tinea versicolor  

             5 pieces of fresh cumin leaves and 3 cloves of garlic until finely, add coconut oil to taste and stir until blended. after that, apply on the affected skin tinea versicolor. do regularly every day.

          Source  :   The book "Living a Healthy Way Hembing"

         Works    :   Prof. Hembing