20.3.3 Skin Disorders
It is used as antioxidants for the protection of skin. It makes the skin younger and
glowing. It possesses disinfectant and anti-fungal properties due to the presence of
essential oils. The regular use of cumin in food keeps the skin free from rashes, boils,
pimples, etc. Components of cumin are efficient detoxicants, which facilitate the
removal of toxins from the body.
20.3.4 Anti-oxidant Activity
Because of the presence of flavonoids, monoterpene alcohols, basic flavors, and
other poly-phenolic compounds, cumin oils have potent antioxidant properties
(Leporatti and Ghedira 2009; De et al. 2009; Najda et al. 2008; Samojlik et al.
2010; Ruberto and Baratta 2000).
20.3.5 Anti-microbial
The cumin seed oil is effective against a wide range of virulent, gram-negative and
gram-positive microbial pathogens. It is also used in biofilm-formation against
Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus mutans (Rodov et al. 2010; Derakhshan
et al. 2010).
20.3.6 Anti-carcinogenic/Anti-mutagenic Property
The cumin seeds have been reported to inhibit the incidences of carcinoma evoked
by a colon-specific substance in the rats and conjointly diminish the activity of the
enzymes mucinase and β-glucuronidase. The colon of the rats treated with cumin
showed decrease in 3-methylglutaryl COA reductase activity (Skrinjar et al. 2009;
Nalini et al. 1998) and benzopyrene-induced tumorigenesis in the abdomen in mice
has exhibited inhibitory activities.
20.3.7 Anti-diabetic Activity
Orally administrated cumin has also shown hypoglycemic effect in rabbits (Nalini
et al. 2006). The therapeutically active constituents of cuminaldehyde showed
inhibitory effect on aldose reductase and α-glucosidase isolated from rat
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It is used as antioxidants for the protection of skin. It makes the skin younger and
glowing. It possesses disinfectant and anti-fungal properties due to the presence of
essential oils. The regular use of cumin in food keeps the skin free from rashes, boils,
pimples, etc. Components of cumin are efficient detoxicants, which facilitate the
removal of toxins from the body.
20.3.4 Anti-oxidant Activity
Because of the presence of flavonoids, monoterpene alcohols, basic flavors, and
other poly-phenolic compounds, cumin oils have potent antioxidant properties
(Leporatti and Ghedira 2009; De et al. 2009; Najda et al. 2008; Samojlik et al.
2010; Ruberto and Baratta 2000).
20.3.5 Anti-microbial
The cumin seed oil is effective against a wide range of virulent, gram-negative and
gram-positive microbial pathogens. It is also used in biofilm-formation against
Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus mutans (Rodov et al. 2010; Derakhshan
et al. 2010).
20.3.6 Anti-carcinogenic/Anti-mutagenic Property
The cumin seeds have been reported to inhibit the incidences of carcinoma evoked
by a colon-specific substance in the rats and conjointly diminish the activity of the
enzymes mucinase and β-glucuronidase. The colon of the rats treated with cumin
showed decrease in 3-methylglutaryl COA reductase activity (Skrinjar et al. 2009;
Nalini et al. 1998) and benzopyrene-induced tumorigenesis in the abdomen in mice
has exhibited inhibitory activities.
20.3.7 Anti-diabetic Activity
Orally administrated cumin has also shown hypoglycemic effect in rabbits (Nalini
et al. 2006). The therapeutically active constituents of cuminaldehyde showed
inhibitory effect on aldose reductase and α-glucosidase isolated from rat
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