Cuminum cyminum (Ziran)

Distribution:
Largest production and cultivating area is in India. The Chinese variety is produced in Xinjiang; also being cultivated in Taiwan.
 
Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, acrid, warm, non-toxic.
 
Channels (meridians) entered:
Liver, kidney, large intestine.
 
Medical functions:
Anti-fungal effect
Contraceptive effect in male rats

Actions & Indications:
Expels coldness and rid of fungal infection of digestive tract, promotes digestion, arrests pain.
Being used in weak digestion, Colitis, cold stomach with pain, Prostatitis, kidney deficient with frequent urination.

Chemical ingredients:
apigenin-5-O-glucopyranoside 
apigenin-7-O-glucopyranoside 
teolin-7-O- glucopyranoside
Evaporating oil of Fruit 2%-5%:
p-cymol  
α、β-pinene   
cumin alcohol 
cuminaldehyde (cuminal) 
α、β-phellandrene  
perillaldehylde 
α-terpineol 
syringol 
myrcene  
α、γ-terpinene 
limonene   
cineole
 
Dosage:
Taking orally, in decoction 3 to 9 g.
External application: use appropriate amount. Grind into powder make into paste and apply.

Cautions:
Those who are yinxu with fire or those with constipation or with hemorrhoids should use with care.
This herb may increase the risk of bleeding when taken with blood thinning drugs, such as aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin) or heparin.