Talk:Elwendia persica

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Could a native speaker please clarify what 'kala jeera' refers to. The bag of kala jeera that I bought the other week contains B. persicum, not N. Sativa.

Kala jeera applies to black cumin B. Persicum in most of North India, but is not the same as caraway which is only found by roadsides in India, not as a crop (private email with Edinburgh Botanical Gardens). Nigella sativa, also known erroneously in India and other countries, as black onion seed (not related) is known as kala jeera (other spellings) in Bengal.

explosive?

Having googled extensively for info on black cumin as a sensitizer, I am not finding anything that says whether nigella or bunium is meant. Does someone know for sure? -- WormRunner 07:48, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Have removed this para until it can be found out - MPF 12:40, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The dried and ground black cumin is used in bomb making as a sensitizer [1].

What on earth is a sensitizer?