安息茴香(Cuminum cyminumL.)属伞形科,是1年生草本植物,又名枯茗、孜然芹。一般株高30～40cm,分枝6～9个,生育期90d左右。其种子黄褐色,呈扁平弧形,有强烈的芳香气味,含精油2%～4%,脂肪16%。籽实还具有温肝、暖胃、散寒结之功效。在维吾尔医药中主治腹腕胀满,寒疝腹痛等症状[1]。2008年,吐鲁番地区安息茴香种植面积1.07 Cuminum cyminum L. belongs to the family Umbelliferae and is a 1-year-old herb known as cumin and cumin. General plant height 30 ~ 40cm, branches 6 to 9, the growth period of about 90d. The seeds of brown, flat arc, a strong aroma, with essential oils 2% to 4%, fat 16%. Seed also has warm liver, warm stomach, cold knot effect. In the Uighur medicine attending abdominal fullness, cold hernia abdominal pain and other symptoms [1]. In 2008, Turpan Prefecture fennel fennel planting area of ​​1.07