Cumin Essential Oil
Specifications
Natural Cumin Seed Essential Oil
Product :  Cumin Seed Essential Oil
Appearance : Fluid liquid
Colour  : Pale Yellow to Brownish liquid displaying a
Oder:The odour is extremely Powerful, Diffusive Green Spicy slightly Fatty, Soft & Mellow
Physico–Chemical Properties:-
Specific Gravity:0.905 – 0.925
Refractive Index:1.5010 – 1.5060
Optical Rotation: 3° To 8°
Total Assay : 30% (Cuminic Aldehyde)
Cumin is the dried fruit of a small herbaceous plant and was popular even during the Biblical times as an efficient digestive food flavor for ceremonial feasting. From Latin America to North Africa and all over Asia cumin is the most popular spice used. Not just today but history also has experienced the flavor of cumin during the Roman Empire and in the ancient India where cumin has its mention as the sugandhan "well-smelling". Cumin is a very popular spice in Western to Central Asia (Near and Middle East); in central and South America along with Burma, India, Indonesia. Indian cumin finds worldwide use in foods, beverages, liquors, medicines, toiletries and perfumery and grows abundantly in the mild, equable climate of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Rich, well- drained, sandy, loamy soil and the sun are the basic requirements of this spice for perfect and ample growth.

Extraction
Cumin oil is extracted by steam distillation from the ripe seed.
Chemical composition
The main chemical components of cumin oil are cuminic, cymene, dipentene, limonene, phellandrene and pinene.
Precautions
Cumin has an overpowering smell and should be used very sparingly, yet it is considered non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing. It does have photo-toxic qualities, so should not be used when the skin will be exposed to sunlight.
People with a sensitive skin should avoid it and it should be avoided during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of cumin oil are antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, antitoxic, bactericidal, carminative, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, stimulant and tonic.
Uses
Cumin is useful as a warming oil and helps relieve muscular pains and osteoarthritis.
In the digestive system, it is a stimulant that helps with colic, dyspepsia, flatulence, bloating and indigestion.
For the nervous system, it is a tonic and has a beneficial effect on headaches, migraine and nervous exhaustion