Top 20 Health Benefits of Cumin Seeds

Cumin is native to India and east Mediterranean and cumin seeds are used in cuisine ground or whole. In many countries cumin is used as medicinal plant to treat anemia, cold, or to improve digestion. Cumin has been used in India for millennia, to spice up many dishes, such as soups, masalas and kormas.

Health benefits of cumin seeds:

1. Prevents indigestion 
2. Helps with acidity if chewed raw 
3. Stops or reduces diarrhea 
4. Helps with morning sickness and nausea 
5. Antiseptic 
6. Cures cold 
7. Stops cough 
8. Dries up mucus 
9. Drinking tea made of boiled cumin seeds in water prevents cold 
10. Helps liver to get rid of toxins 
11. Prevents diabetes 
12. Reduces bad cholesterol 
13. Improves appetite 
14. Cures insomnia 
15. Prevents asthma attacks 
16. Helps with bronchitis 
17. Rich in iron, dietary fiber, calcium, magnesium, B complex, vitamin C, E and K 
18. Cures anemia 
19. Keeps skin young 
20. Anticancerogenic