NIGELLA SATIVA SEEDS(Kalonji)

 

A large number of medicinal plants and their purified constituents have been shown beneficial therapeutic potentials. Seeds of Nigella sativa (black cumin), a dicotyledon of the Ranunculaceae family, have been used for thousands of years as a spice and food preservative. Black cumin is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown in the Mediterranean countries, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The seeds have been added as a spice to a variety of Persian foods such as bread, yogurt, pickles, sauces and salads . In the Middle East, Northern Africa and India, it has been used traditionally for centuries for the treatment of asthma, cough, bronchitis, headache, rheumatism, fever, influenza and eczema and for its antihistaminic, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities

Nigella Sativa Seeds is known as Nutmeg Flower, Kalonji, Roman Coriander, Blackseed or Black Caraway. This seed has a pungent taste and smell and is used in various medicines owing to its excellent medicinal properties. These Nigella Sativa Seeds helps in recovering from fatigue and dispiritedness. Apart from this it is also used as toppings in breads and confectionary items.

 

Kalonji – Nigella sativa – Small fennel, a promising spice against cancer and chemotherapy side effects, useful to lower cholesterol, useful in asthma, diarrhoea, nephrotoxicity (toxins in Kidney) and Hepato toxicity (toxic liver). It is a good anti inflammatory, analgesic, relieves pain, fever and inflammation.

It is believed that kalonji can cure any illness except Death.   It is also known as “Miracle Herb” Nigella Sativa is commonly known as Nigella or Kalonji It is often known as Black Cumin. The flowers are usually pale blue or white in colour with 5-10 petals.

Origin : The genus name Nigella is derived from latin word niger which means black , referring to its seeds. Seeds taste like a combination of onions, black pepper, and oregano