Thursday, 1 May 2014

03:50:00

 Scientific Name: Nigella sativa

Family:Rananculaceae

English/Common name: Black Cumin

Urdu name : Kalonji

Part use: 

  • Seed
  • Flower

Constituents: 

  • volatile oil 1.5 % (essential oil, ethial  oil)
  • Fixed oil 37.5%
  • mucilage
  • sugar
  • Albumin
  • Alkaloids

Uses: 

  • As a condiment
  • hepatic and digestive disease
  • pimple
  • frackle
  • leukoderma
  • ringworm
  • headache
  • asthma
  • eczema

Pharmacological Effect/Action:

  • carminative
  • blood purifier
From the lec of Dr M. Mohtasheemul Hassan.

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