Cumin: a herb from Hawli that reaches a height of about 50 cm, contains essential oil, and is added to foods to give them a good taste. Cumin is one of the most famous spices and appetizers on food by sprinkling cumin powder on food slices with a little vinegar. Internal uses of cumin: for colic, indigestion, stomach bloating, excessive menstruation, intestinal worms, and cold cases. Method: use a teaspoon full of cumin powder with a cup of boiling water, let the mixture soak for ten minutes, then strain and drink at a rate of one cup in the morning and one in the evening. To treat stomach pain caused by eating fatty meals which lead to heat in the stomach. Method: take a tablespoon full of cumin powder and swallow it in doses, preferably with a small amount of water after each swallow. Or you can drink boiled cumin by taking a tablespoon full of cumin powder, placing it in a glass cup, then filling it with boiling water, stirring well, then covering it for 5 minutes, and then drinking it. Therefore, cumin is a good treatment for acidity, but no water should be consumed within two hours of taking cumin. To treat abdominal cramps and to expel wind and gases. Method: take a tablespoon full of cumin seeds and put them in about a liter of water, boil on the fire for 3 minutes, then cool. Take a filtered cup of this decoction before meals half an hour, at a rate of 3 times a day. (One dose before each meal) and continue this for a full two weeks. For nervous spasms and loss of appetite. Method: use a decoction made of a teaspoon of cumin powder in a liter of water or mix cumin powder at a rate of 1 gram with a tablespoon of honey. External uses: for healing wounds and ulcers. Method: use a mixture of oil, honey, and cumin powder to apply to affected areas. For treating testicular tumors. Method: use a topical ointment made of cumin powder + olive oil + flour. For treating scabies and itching. Method: use cumin with salt as a topical ointment. To stop nosebleeds. Method: use a cotton wick soaked with cumin powder and oil, and place it inside the nose. To remove facial spots and get clear skin. Method: use cumin water decoction as a rinse for the face three times daily. Cumin interacts with sleeping medications such as barbiturates. Do not consume cumin before kidney patients as it harms them. It has no side effects.
