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