Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Luerssenia cyminum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 268 (1891)
Ligusticum cuminum	Crantz	Cl. Umbell. Emend. : 82 (1767)
Selinum cuminum	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 12: 91 (1904)
Cuminia cyminum	J.F.Gmel.	Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 484. 1791 [late Sep-Nov 1791]
Cuminum aegyptiacum	Mérat ex DC.	Prodr. 4: 201 (1830)
Cuminum hispanicum	Mérat ex DC.	Prodr. 4: 201 (1830)
Cuminum odorum	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 165 (1796)
Cuminum officinale	Garsault	Fig. Pl. Med. 2: t. 239. 1764, nom. inval., opus utique oppressum; Descr. Pl. Anim. 155. 1767; Thell. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. viii. 789.
Cuminum sativum	J.Sm.	Bible Pl. : 61 (1878)
Cyminon longeinvolucellatum	St.-Lag.	Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 65 (1880)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	cumin
English	cumin plant
English	cheese cumin
English	roman caraway
English	roman cumin
English	spice caraway
English	spice cumin
Spanish	comino
Spanish	alcamonia
Spanish	comino comun
Spanish	comino común
Spanish	comino fino
Spanish	comino hortense
Spanish	comino real
Spanish	cominos
ace	jeura putéh
Afrikaans	komyn
ang	cymen
Arabic	الكمون
Arabic	كمون
Assamese	জীৰা
Azerbaijani	adi cirə
azb	عادی جیره
Bulgarian	кимион
Bengali	জিরা
Bengali	জিরা গাছ
br	koumin
Catalan	comí
ceb	kamin
ceb	kumin
ceb	cumin
ceb	cummin
ceb	kyumin
ceb	komino
Czech	kumin
Czech	cumin
Czech	Římský kmín
Czech	kmín římský
Welsh	cwmin
Danish	spidskommen
German	cumin
German	kreuzkümmel
German	mutterkümmel
German	römischer kümmel
German	weißer kümmel
German	welscher kümmel
German	kumin
dv	ދިރި
Greek	Κύμινο
Esperanto	oficina kumino
Esperanto	kumino
Basque	kumino
Persian	زیرهٔ سبز
Persian	زیره سبز
Finnish	juustokumina
Finnish	roomankumina
Finnish	jeera
French	cumin blanc
French	cumin de maroc
French	faux anis
French	cumin
Irish	cuimín
Galician	comiño
gom	जिरें
Gujarati	જીરુ
Gujarati	જીરું
Hebrew	כמון
Hindi	जीरा
Hindi	ज़ीरा
Croatian	kumin
Hungarian	római kömény
Hungarian	borsoskömény
Hungarian	egyiptomikömény
Hungarian	rómaikömény
Indonesian	jintan putih
io	kumino
Italian	cumino romano
Italian	cumino
Japanese	ウマゼリ
Japanese	クミンシード
Japanese	ばきん
Japanese	バキン
Japanese	馬芹
Japanese	クミン
jv	jinten putih
Georgian	ძირა
Kabyle	takamimt
Kazakh	Зира
Kannada	ಜೀರಿಗೆ
Korean	쯔란
Korean	쿠민
ks	زیٛوٗر
ku	kemyon
ku	kîmyon
ku	zîre
ku	reşke
lb	kräizkimmel
lez	Гьефер
Lithuanian	kuminas
Latvian	romiešu ķimenes
Latvian	kumīns
mai	जीरा
Malagasy	komina
Malayalam	cumin
Malayalam	വെള്ള ജീരകം
Malayalam	ജീരകം
Marathi	जिरे
Marathi	जीरे
Malay	jintan putih
mt	kemmun
Burmese	ဇီယာ
Norwegian Bokmål	spisskarve
Norwegian Bokmål	spisskummen
Norwegian Bokmål	cumin
Norwegian Bokmål	spisskum
Norwegian Bokmål	spisskummin
Nepali	जीरा
Dutch	komijn
Dutch	djintan
Dutch	djinten
Norwegian Nynorsk	spisskum
Oriya	ଜିରା
os	Зира
Punjabi	ਜੀਰਾ
Polish	kmin rzymski
Polish	kumin
Polish	jeera
Polish	kmin indyjski
Portuguese	cominho
Portuguese	cominhos
Romanian	chimion
Russian	Кумин
Russian	Зар
Russian	Затр
Russian	Зэра
Russian	Каммун
Russian	Кмин тминовый
Russian	Римский тмин
Russian	Зира
sa	जीरिका
sa	जीरकम्
sco	cumin
sd	اڇو جيرو
Sinhala	සූදුරු
Slovak	rascovec obyčajný
Slovenian	orientalska kumina
Serbian	Кумин
su	jinten bodas
Swedish	spiskummin
Swedish	ostkummin
Swahili	jira
Tamil	சீரகம்
tcy	ಜೀರ್ದರಿ
Telugu	జీలకఱ్ఱ
Telugu	జీలకర్ర
tg	Зира
Thai	ยี่หร่า
Turkish	kimyon
Ukrainian	Зіра
Urdu	زیرہ
Uzbek	zira
Uzbek	sariq zira
Vietnamese	thì là ai cập
vls	komyn
Chinese	孜然
Chinese	孜然芹（香旱芹）
Chinese	孜然芹
Chinese	安息茴香
Chinese	枯茗

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- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
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  - Transcaucasus
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  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Lebanon-Syria

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  - India
  - Pakistan
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  - Andaman Islands
  - Laos
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- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria
  - Sicilia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
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- Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Massachusetts
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  - Texas

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000629277
UNII	5BD8A7OW68
USDA Plants	CUCY
Tropicos	1700068
INPN	93564
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840882-1
The Plant List	kew-2747364
Open Tree Of Life	961856
Observations.org	6667
NCBI Taxonomy	52462
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000014748
Nature Serve	2.145911
IPNI	840882-1
iNaturalist	161251
GBIF	3034775
Freebase	/m/01qs2
EPPO	CVUCY
EOL	488085
Elurikkus	353884
USDA GRIN	12617
Wikipedia	Cumin

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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IDs

Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Umair M, Altaf M, Ahsan T, Bussmann RW, Abbasi AM, Gatasheh MK, Elrobh M

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

07-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11077875
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00686-9
PMID:	38715115

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds accelerates wound healing in rats: Possible molecular mechanisms

Ahmed KA, Jabbar AA, Galali Y, M. Al‐Qaaneh A, Akçakavak G, Salehen NA, Hassan RR, Mothana RA, Abdulla MA, Fantoukh OI, Hasson S, Hawwal MF

Skin Res Technol

06-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11074626
doi:	10.1111/srt.13727
PMID:	38711343

Chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils of seven Cultivated Apiaceae species

Önder S, Periz ÇD, Ulusoy S, Erbaş S, Önder D, Tonguç M

Sci Rep

02-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11066118
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-60810-3
PMID:	38698117

Alginate Nanoparticles Containing Cuminum cyminum and Zataria multiflora Essential Oils with Promising Anticancer and Antibacterial Effects

Osanloo M, Ranjbar R, Zarenezhad E

Int J Biomater

02-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11081758
doi:	10.1155/2024/5556838
PMID:	38725434

Peptidomics-based identification of antihypertensive and antidiabetic peptides from sheep milk fermented using Limosilactobacillus fermentum KGL4 MTCC 25515 with anti-inflammatory activity: in silico, in vitro, and molecular docking studies

Pipaliya R, Basaiawmoit B, Sakure AA, Maurya R, Bishnoi M, Kondepudi KK, Singh BP, Paul S, Liu Z, Sarkar P, Patel A, Hati S

Front Chem

30-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11091447
doi:	10.3389/fchem.2024.1389846
PMID:	38746020

Natural products for managing metabolic syndrome: a scoping review

Abdulghani MF, Al-Fayyadh S

Front Pharmacol

30-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11091304
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2024.1366946
PMID:	38746011

Re‐evaluation of certain aspects of the EFSA Scientific Opinion of April 2010 on risk assessment of parasites in fishery products, based on new scientific data. Part 1: ToRs1–3

Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez‐Ordóñez A, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, De Cesare A, Herman L, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Nonno R, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Buchmann K, Careche M, Levsen A, Mattiucci S, Mladineo I, Santos MJ, Barcia‐Cruz R, Broglia A, Chuzhakina K, Goudjihounde SM, Guerra B, Messens W, Guajardo IM, Bolton D

EFSA J

22-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11033839
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8719
PMID:	38650612

Petroselinum crispum L., essential oil as promising source of bioactive compounds, antioxidant, antimicrobial activities: In vitro and in silico predictions

Nouioura G, El fadili M, El Hachlafi N, Abuelizz HA, Elidrissi AE, Ferioun M, Soulo N, Er-rahmani S, Lyoussi B, Derwich E

Heliyon

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11040043
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29520
PMID:	38660278

Anthriscus sylvestris—Noxious Weed or Sustainable Source of Bioactive Lignans?

Berežni S, Mimica-Dukić N, Domina G, Raimondo FM, Orčić D

Plants (Basel)

12-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11053937
doi:	10.3390/plants13081087
PMID:	38674496

Herbal Spices as Food and Medicine: Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Spices

Khan A, Ahmad M, Sultan A, Khan R, Raza J, Ul Abidin SZ, Khan S, Zafar M, Uddin MN, Kazi M

Plants (Basel)

10-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054362
doi:	10.3390/plants13081067
PMID:	38674476

Natural Polymers as Carriers for Encapsulation of Volatile Oils: Applications and Perspectives in Food Products

Tița O, Constantinescu MA, Rusu L, Tița MA

Polymers (Basel)

09-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054478
doi:	10.3390/polym16081026
PMID:	38674945

Comparative studies of four cumin landraces grown in Egypt

Ahmed AA, Ghoneim M, Ali MA, Amer A, Głowacka A, Ahmed MA

Sci Rep

05-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10997781
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-57637-3
PMID:	38580717

Authentication of important medicinal herbal species through DNA-based molecular characterization

Hyder Z, Hafeez Rizwani G, Shareef H, Azhar I, Zehra M

Saudi J Biol Sci

05-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11047781
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103985
PMID:	38681226

Genetic variation and structure of endemic and endangered wild celery (Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff.) quantified using novel microsatellite markers developed by next-generation sequencing

Mahdavikia F, Ebadi MT, Shojaeiyan A, Ayyari M, Falahati-Anbaran M

Front Plant Sci

04-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11024376
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1301936

Inhibitory effect of natural compounds on quorum sensing system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a helpful promise for managing biofilm community

Shariati A, Noei M, Askarinia M, Khoshbayan A, Farahani A, Chegini Z

Front Pharmacol

02-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11019022
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2024.1350391
PMID:	38628638

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Cumenes
4-Isopropylphenol	7465	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O	136.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons
gamma-Terpinene	7461	Click to see CC1=CCC(=CC1)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Endocannabinoids
1,3-Dihydroxypropan-2-yl 3,8-diacetyloxyicosanoate	163021367	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCC(CCCCC(CC(=O)OC(CO)CO)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C	502.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Linalool, (+/-)-	6549	Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Myrcene	31253	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
4-Isopropylbenzoic acid	10820	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O	164.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF980226+
4-Isopropylbenzyl alcohol	325	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CO	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114513000627
Cuminaldehyde	326	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O	148.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APRADISO.2014.01.003 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034 https://doi.org/10.1016/0740-0020(86)90017-1 https://doi.org/10.1021/JF980226+ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114513000627
p-CYMENE	7463	Click to see CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)C	134.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Thymol	6989	Click to see CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(5S)-4-methylidene-1-propan-2-ylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane	6429260	Click to see CC(C)C12CCC(=C)C1C2	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
3-Carene	26049	Click to see CC1=CCC2C(C1)C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
alpha-Bergamotene, (E)-(-)-	6429302	Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)CCC=C(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
alpha-PINENE	6654	Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
beta-Pinene	14896	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C1C2)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Camphene	6616	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Sabinen	18818	Click to see CC(C)C12CCC(=C)C1C2	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde, 4-(1-methylethyl)-	15601950	Click to see CC(C)C1=CCC(CC1)C=O	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
4-Terpineol, (+/-)-	11230	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)(C(C)C)O	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
alpha-PHELLANDRENE	7460	Click to see CC1=CCC(C=C1)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
alpha-Terpinene	7462	Click to see CC1=CC=C(CC1)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Alpha-Terpineol	17100	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Beta-Phellandrene	11142	Click to see CC(C)C1CCC(=C)C=C1	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Limonene, (+/-)-	22311	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Terpinolene	11463	Click to see CC1=CCC(=C(C)C)CC1	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
beta-Farnesene, (6Z)-	5317319	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
Isocaryophyllene	5281522	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698034
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
(3R,3aS,5S,6R,9aS,9bR)-6-hydroxy-3,6,9-trimethyl-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,3a,4,5,5a,7,9a,9b-octahydrobenzo[g][1]benzofuran-2-one	101252066	Click to see CC1C2CC(C3C(C2OC1=O)C(=CCC3(C)O)C)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	428.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Guaianolides and derivatives
(6S,6aS,9aS,9bS)-3,6,9-trimethyl-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2-one	637313	Click to see CC1=CCC2C1C3C(=C(C(=O)O3)C)CCC2(C)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1
(6S,6aS,9aS,9bS)-3,6,9-trimethyl-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2-one	101252065	Click to see CC1=CCC2C1C3C(=C(C(=O)O3)C)CCC2(C)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Benzyl-beta-d-glucopyranoside	13254166	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	270.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar alcohols
Mannitol	6251	Click to see C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O	182.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Diazines / Pyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives / Pyrimidones
Uracil	1174	Click to see C1=CNC(=O)NC1=O	112.09	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00103-1

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Cuminum cyminum

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