Has anyone tried cumin [or cumin seed] tea?

[xdxxtx]

...to encourage labor?



It's just a normal food made into a tea, so I figure it's harmless... but it's so gross. I'd rather baby just stay there, than ever taste THAT again.

 

[MindUtopia]

I've had cumin seed flavoured buttermilk (I used to live in India and it's a normal-ish thing there) and it's definitely an aquired taste. So I can imagine.

I've never heard of cumin tea for labour, but I've heard of fennel seed tea. It tastes a lot better (like liquorice). Maybe try that?

 

[xdxxtx]

I've had cumin seed flavoured buttermilk (I used to live in India and it's a normal-ish thing there) and it's definitely an aquired taste. So I can imagine.

I've never heard of cumin tea for labour, but I've heard of fennel seed tea. It tastes a lot better (like liquorice). Maybe try that?

I'm scared to try any other teas... lol... Thanks for the idea; if I'm at 40 weeks and desperate, I'll go for the fennel tea. (Not a fan of liquorice, but it's GOT to be better than the cumin.) For now, I think I'm just gonna stick with spicy food.

I was hoping someone would pop up and say they choked it down and that it worked. Me? I didn't get so much as a mild tightening.

 

[karenh24]

just a bit of advice it will taste so much better if you boil the water, tea bag, fennel seeds and cardamom with sugar if u have it, when its boiling for a while add milk and bring to the boil.its supposed to help with stomach ache, period pains so im sure it can help with labour

 

[summer rain]

It's not actually cumin seed that is meant to work, it's nigella sativa which is a different thing. It is a very strong natural prostaglandin similar to EPO and starflower oil though apparently stronger. The seeds are pretty impenetrable though so you would need to use the oil and make a tea with that in, nigella tastes nice its kind of a smokey aniseed flavour. Some studies have shown that after birth it is great for milk supply also xx

 

[Duejan2012]

Cumin is good for so many things. My dh is mexican and i frequently make a soup from my mil including cumin. Cumin has soo many benifits anyways https://www.buzzle.com/articles/cumin-tea-benefits.html

Im sure there are ways to make the tea taste better. Do you normally like tea?