Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database

    Cumin
Botanical Name   Cuminum cyminum, Black cumin: nigella sativa
System Affected   breast, amenorrhea, body odor, anti-inflamatory
Properties   increased breast size (also for Black Cumin), amenorrhea body odor anti-inflamatory, carpal tunnel syndrome Black Cumin: general healing
Description   brown colored spice
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Toxicity   none
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    Curcumin
Botanical Name    
System Affected   antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, Alzheimer's, brain
Properties   Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory Slows (and may even reverse) damage in brain rom Alzheimer's disease and other brain inlammatory diseases.
Description    
Origin   India
Notes   used in yellow curry in India
Toxicity   none; safe even in large amounts
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