DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Black cumin is a buttercup plant - in contrast to caraway, which belongs to the umbelliferae family. The annual, herbaceous plant, which grows up to 50 cm tall, originates from the Orient: Egypt and the Near East, including Turkey and Iraq.
Due to its initially bitter, then spicy flavor, black cumin is used as a substitute for caraway and pepper and as a spice for bread.
The approximately 3 mm large, brown-black seeds (Semen Nigellae sativae) are used phytotherapeutically. The high-quality black cumin oil (Nigellae sativae oleum) is obtained by cold pressing. It is used internally and/or externally. Black cumin is not a medicinal product, but a food supplement, which is why there are no monographs.
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Empirical medicine: colds, rheumatic complaints, gastrointestinal disorders.
Food industry: as a spice.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/nigella_sativa/schwarzkuemmel.htm
- Aftab A et al (2013) A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed.3: 337-352
- https://pflanzen.fnr.de/industriepflanzen/arzneipflanzen/pflanzen-datenbank
Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practitioners. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 450-451
