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The [[seed]]s of ''[[Nigella sativa]]'', known as ''kalonji'', black cumin, black coriander, roman coriander, black onion seed, onion seed, charnushka, git (in historical Roman cuisine)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tavolamediterranea.com/2019/08/16/2019-08-09-bread-for-the-gods-taralli/ title=Baking with the Romans--The Key Ingredient: Git |last=Monaco |first=Farrel</ref>, or just nigella, are used as a [[spice]] and a [[condiment]] in [[South Asian cuisine]], [[Ethiopian cuisine]], [[Cuisine of the Middle East|Middle Eastern]] and [[Polish cuisine|Polish]] cuisines.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Peter|first=K.V.|title=Handbook of herbs and spices|publisher=CRC Press|year=2004|isbn=1-85573-721-3|volume=2|location=Boca Raton|chapter=Nigella|oclc=56811946|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323691873}}</ref> |
The [[seed]]s of ''[[Nigella sativa]]'', known as ''kalonji'', black cumin, black caraway, black coriander, roman coriander, black onion seed, onion seed, charnushka, git (in historical Roman cuisine)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tavolamediterranea.com/2019/08/16/2019-08-09-bread-for-the-gods-taralli/ title=Baking with the Romans--The Key Ingredient: Git |last=Monaco |first=Farrel</ref>, or just nigella, are used as a [[spice]] and a [[condiment]] in [[South Asian cuisine]], [[Ethiopian cuisine]], [[Cuisine of the Middle East|Middle Eastern]] and [[Polish cuisine|Polish]] cuisines.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Peter|first=K.V.|title=Handbook of herbs and spices|publisher=CRC Press|year=2004|isbn=1-85573-721-3|volume=2|location=Boca Raton|chapter=Nigella|oclc=56811946|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323691873}}</ref> |
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===Garden flowers=== |
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Nigella damascena seed capsule | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Subfamily: | Ranunculoideae |
Tribe: | Nigelleae |
Genus: | Nigella L. |
Species | |
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Nigella is a genus of 18 species[1] of annual plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Southern Europe, North Africa, South Asia, Southwest Asia and Middle East. Common names applied to members of this genus are nigella, devil-in-a-bush or love-in-a-mist.
The species grow to 20–90 cm (8–35 in) tall, with finely divided leaves; the leaf segments are narrowly linear to threadlike. The flowers are white, yellow, pink, pale blue or pale purple, with five to ten petals. The fruit is a capsule composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous seeds; in some species (e.g. Nigella damascena), the capsule is large and inflated.
Uses
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Nigella_seeds.jpg/220px-Nigella_seeds.jpg)
Culinary
The seeds of Nigella sativa, known as kalonji, black cumin, black caraway, black coriander, roman coriander, black onion seed, onion seed, charnushka, git (in historical Roman cuisine)[2], or just nigella, are used as a spice and a condiment in South Asian cuisine, Ethiopian cuisine, Middle Eastern and Polish cuisines.[3]
Garden flowers
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Smithsoniangardens7.jpg/220px-Smithsoniangardens7.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CF%83%CE%B5_%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B5_%CF%87%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%BC%CE%B1.jpg/220px-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CF%83%CE%B5_%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B5_%CF%87%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%BC%CE%B1.jpg)
Several species are grown as ornamental plants in gardens. Nigella damascena has been grown in English cottage gardens since the Elizabethan era, commonly called love-in-a-mist. Nigella hispanica is a taller species with larger blue flowers, red stamens, and grey leaves. Nigella seeds are self-sowing if the seed pods are left to mature.
The dried seed capsules can also be used in flower arrangements.
Other
In traditional medicine, the seeds are used as a carminative and stimulant to ease bowel and indigestion problems, and are given to treat intestinal worms, nerve defects, to reduce flatulence, and induce sweating. Dried pods are sniffed to restore a lost sense of smell. It is also used to repel some insects, much like mothballs.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Nigella_orientalis_MHNT.BOT.2011.3.31.jpg/220px-Nigella_orientalis_MHNT.BOT.2011.3.31.jpg)
References
- ^ "Nigella". The Plant List. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ {{cite web |url=https://tavolamediterranea.com/2019/08/16/2019-08-09-bread-for-the-gods-taralli/ title=Baking with the Romans--The Key Ingredient: Git |last=Monaco |first=Farrel
- ^ Peter, K.V. (2004). "Nigella". Handbook of herbs and spices. Vol. 2. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 1-85573-721-3. OCLC 56811946.
External links
Media related to Nigella at Wikimedia Commons