Effects and functions of cumin essential oil

Everyone must have eaten cumin and know that it is a seasoning, but do you know cumin essential oil? Do you know what its effects and functions are? Cumin essential oil is a natural substance extracted from cumin. It can be used in the processing and production of a variety of foods. It is similar to a food additive. It retains most of the nutrients in cumin and has excellent health benefits. Let's learn about its effects and functions.

Efficacy and function

1. Remove fishy smell and relieve greasiness

Cumin essential oil is a natural oil extracted from the spice cumin. It can remove fishy smell and relieve greasiness. When cooking or marinating mutton, you can add some cumin essential oil to remove the fishy smell of mutton, make the meat more tender, and make the cooked mutton fresh, fragrant and delicious.

2. Antiseptic and sterilizing

Antiseptic and sterilizing effects are also the main functions of cumin essential oil. When marinating or preserving meat ingredients, it can not only maintain the fresh and tender taste of the meat, but also act as an antiseptic and sterilizing agent to prevent the meat ingredients from spoiling, and can effectively extend their shelf life.

3. Dispel wind and relieve pain

Dispelling wind and relieving pain are also important functions of cumin essential oil. It can dispel cold and heat, and can also unblock meridians. When people usually have swollen and painful joints or gout, they can use cumin essential oil for treatment. You can take an appropriate amount of cumin essential oil and apply it to the painful area, and gently massage for more than ten minutes to make the skin warm, which can quickly relieve the symptoms of pain.

Other effects

In addition to being made into essential oils, cumin is also a natural spice and a Chinese medicinal material with excellent efficacy. People can use cumin to treat angina pectoris. You can fry the cumin in a pot, grind it into fine powder, and take an appropriate amount with vinegar to relieve the pain caused by angina pectoris. In addition, it can also treat human stomach cold. When treating, take the fried cumin powder with warm water. The amount should not be too large each time, and the maximum amount should not exceed ten grams.