Bumbon crakèn yakuwi pérangan tuwuhan kang duwé aroma utawa rasa kuwat kang kanggo bumbu, pangawèt utawa panambah rasa sajeroningmasakan. Bumbon crakèn racaké dibédakaké saka tuwuhan liya kang dipigunakaké kanggo tujuan kang mêh padha, kaya déné tandura obat, sayuran mawa aroma, lan woh garing.

Bumbon crakèn minangka barang dagangan paling aji ing jaman prakolonial. Akèh bumbon crakèn kang biyèn dipigunakaké sajeroning pangobatan, nanging saiki wis suda.

Bumbon crakèn dadi salah siji alesan kena apa panjelajah Portugis Vasco Da Gama lelana nganti tekan India lan Maluku. Bumbon crakèn iki uga kang njalari Walanda banjur nyusul menyang Maluku, sauntara Spanyol ing sangisoré pimpinan Columbus wis luwih dhisik golèk dalan tumuju ngétan ngliwati dalan liya lan pungkasané malah mendharat ing bawana Amérika.

Bumbon crakèn India:

• Kapulaga(cardamom)
• Lada (pepper)
• Kayu legi (cinnamon)
• Pala(nutmeg)
• Kunyit

• Perdagangan bumbon crakèn

• Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot Citat: "...Garlic, onion, allspice and oregano, for example, were found to be the best all-around bacteria killers (they kill everything)...Top 30 Spices with Antimicrobial Properties..."
• May 22, 2001, Add a Little Spice to Your Life. Archived June 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. And Take Away a Few Bacteria That Cause Disease
• August 18, 1998, Common Kitchen Spices Kill E. Coli O157:H7 Archived October 5, 1999, at the Wayback Machine. Citat: "...The study is the first in the United States that looks at the effect of common spices on E. coli O157:H7. Previous studies have concluded spices kill other foodborne pathogens. "In the first part of our study, we tested 23 spices against E. coli O157:H7 in the laboratory," Fung said. "We found that several spices are good at killing this strain of E. coli."..."