Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Karuncirakam (Siddha)Zi ra nag po เฝเฝฒเผเฝขเผเฝเฝเผเฝเฝผ (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi ้ป็ง่ๅญ (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry, Pungent“Black Cumin is Hot and Dry in the Third degree” (Avicenna) Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2K. RESOLVENT3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 3H. LACTAGOGUE. 3P. MASTICATORIES & STERNUTATORIES 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC Uses: 1. Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi:-cold and weak Stomach, Indigestion-Colic, Bloating-useful in Obesity-as a spice and condiment to promote digestion2. Warms Kidneys, Clears Damp, Promote Urine:-Edema, Fluid retention from Cold Kidneys-Urinary infection, Stones (TCM)3. Warms the Lungs, Clears Phlegm:-clears thick Phlegm from the Lungs: Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh-a bag of the seeds smelled relieves Catarrh (Dioscorides)4. Moves Qi, Promotes Menstruation:-Amenorrhea (TCM, Ayurveda, West)-it has been regarded as a Contraceptive (Duke)-Promotes Labor-“Its prolonged intake for several days with honey promotes menstrual flow” (Avicenna)5. Promotes Milk-promotes and enriches Breast Milk6. Settles Wind, Clears Cold:-Headache, Migraine-Tinnitus, Forgetfulness (Uyghur)-Hypotension7. Resists Poison:-cures venomous Bites; Dioscorides listed it for Spider Bite.-specific in Quartan and Quotidian Ague8. Kills Worms:-traditionally used for Worms9.…
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