Cuminum cyminum

Botanical Description

Cuminum cyminum is an erect, much-branched, annual plant growing around 30cm tall. The roots penetrate to a depth of 10 - 20cm[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Cumin is a very popular food flavouring, especially in tropical Asia, where it is used especially as an ingredient in curries. It also has various medicinal applications. With a history of cultivation going back over 2,000 years, the plant is often grown for its seed from the warm temperate zone to the tropics[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 132 Title Fruits of the Earth. Publication Author Bianchini. F., Corbetta. F. and Pistoia. M. Publisher Year ISBN Description Lovely pictures, a very readable book. ].