Original of the Turquestán, probably the Arabs introduced it in Europe through Andalusia towards century ix or x, because in xl already she cultivated myself in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. A plant was considered exceptional until it fell in disuse, of such form that got to become popular the phrase "matters to me I comine", to talk about to what it does not have any importance
CHARACTERISTICS: Small annual grass that does not raise more than two handspans of the ground, of long and fine leaves (more than leaves seems cords). The flowers group in the extremities of the stems forming inflorescencias in umbela (like an umbrella). The fruit is extended, like a tiny melon of half centimeter of greater diameter, surrounded of a pilosa layer.
LOCATION: Except in Asia, it does not grow spontaneously in any place of the globe. In some zones it is cultivated, but the little interest that is had by this grass causes that these zones are each you see less extensive.
ACTIVE PRINCIPLES: The fruits concentrate most of the active principles of the plant. They have an essence of pleasant aroma that contains the principle that confers its medicinal virtues to him, the cuminal. Also they are rich in oil, that includes/understands 10 % of the seed.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: It is stomach, aperitive, stimulating a tonic of the intestinal peristaltismo (the muscular movements that makes circulate the digestive skittle); therefore, it stimulates the digestion, from opening the appetite to facilitating the evacuation, happening through the stimulation of the gastric juice and the own digestion.
HARVESTING: They interest the fruits to us, reason why we will have to gather umbelas when those are or mature, during the summer or at the beginning of the autumn, according to the zone in which it is cultivated.
USES And APPLICATIONS: In order to regulate the intestinal function, it is taken in infusion, prepared with a teaspoon of cominos by each cup, that will be taken after the meals. Also the cominos in mortar can be crushed and take them in dust. In wine form (macerating during 9 days a handful of cominos in a liter of dry white wine) it can be taken like appetizer. Also it takes part in the composition of commercial the stomach licores.
In the antiquity it was used I comine like food. In Germany, when, a boy was scared at night and he could not sleep, a bottle of I comine, placed underneath the bed he frightened the malignant spirits and the boy rested placidly.
Branch of I comine with detail of the infrutescencia (right) and the fruit (left). This last one concentrates most the active principles d plants, between which it emphasizes the cuminal, that a stomach and aperitive tonic.
The infusion of I comine, stimulating of the intestinal peristaltismo is recommended to eliminate annoying intestinal gases
Hiperestrogenismo. Except for express indication, we recommended to abstain to internally prescribe essential oils during the pregnancy, the lactancia, to smaller children of six years or gastroduodenales patients with gastritis, ulcers, syndrome of the null and voidable intestine, ulcerosa colitis, neurological disease of Crohn, hepatopatías, epilepsy, Parkinson or other diseases.
Not to administer, neither to apply topically to smaller children of six years nor to people with respiratory allergies or well-known hypersensitivity to this one or other essential oils.
Not to prescribe forms of metering with alcoholic content to smaller children of two years nor to consultantes in process of etílica deshabituación.
Indirect effect
The essential oil of I comine is fotosensibilizante: to avoid the exhibition to the sun if it is applied topically.
Precaution/Poisonings
The essential oil in high doses has a neurotoxic effect.
To consider the alcoholic content of the fluid extract and the dye.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
- Decocción: a teaspoon of coffee by cup. To boil 5 minutes. To instill 10 minutes. Three cups to the day, after the meals.
- Dust: 0,20 to 2 g to the day.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 25-50 drops, one to three times to the day.
- It tinctures (1:10): 50-100 drops, one to three times to the day.
- essential Oil: 1 to 3 drops on a lump of sugar, 3 times to the day. Capsules (25 to 50 mg/cáps, 2 to 3 to the day).
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