Cumin Seeds Oriental Flavor

Biennial cold-resistant spicy and medicinal plant. Contains mineral salts, ascorbic acid, carotene, rutin. In the first year of life it forms a rosette of leaves, in the second - a stem and seeds. The stems are erect, the leaves are long-petiolate, tripinnate, green with a wax coating, the flowers are white. The fruit is an elongated achene, contains an essential oil. In early spring, cumin gives the first greens, salads, vegetable spicy dishes are prepared from it. Seeds flavor cheeses, flour products, they are used for pickling cucumbers and sauerkraut. The root crop, which contains a large amount of vitamin C, is also used for food. During flowering, cumin – good honey plant. Decoctions and infusions of seeds have an anti-inflammatory effect in respiratory diseases, a laxative and diuretic effect.

Cultivation features: Seeding depth 1.5-2.0 cm.