Botanical name : Nigella sativa Linn.
Family : Ranunculaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Upakuncika. Karavi, Krishnajiraka
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Small fennel, Black cumin
Hindi : Kalajira, Kalomji
Malayalam : Karimjeerakam
Distribution : Cultivated in Punjab and Bihar states in India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small showy plant herb grows up to 30-60 cm in height. Leaves compound. 2-3 pinnatisect, cut into linear or linear-lanceolate segments; flowers whitish blue, solitary, long peduncles without an involucre, seeds trigonous, black, rugulose-tubercular.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, headache, jaundice, inflammation, fever, paralysis, anorexia, dyspepsia, flatulence, diarrhea, dysentery, cough, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhoea, and worm infestations- especially tapeworm
Useful part : Seeds.
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