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 |
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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 |
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Origin |
India |
Notes |
used in yellow curry in India |
Toxicity |
none; safe even in large amounts |
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