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The English common name Black Cumin is usually used for Nigella sativa L. but also, less commonly for Bunium persicum [Boiss.] B. Fedtsch of the family Apiaceae. Genera See text Ref: Hortiplex 2003-11-14 The Apiaceae, the carrot or parsley family, are a family of usually aromatic plants with hollow stems, including parsley, carrot, and other relatives. ...
Nigella sativa
Nigella sativa (Hebrew: קצח, kezah; Arabic: حبه البركه, habbah elbaraka, literally seeds of blessing, Persian سیاهدانه siyah daneh, Hindi kalonji) is a spice that grows wild in the Mediterranean region and in Western Asia. In English it is also called fennel flower, black caraway, nutmeg flower or Roman coriander. Other names used, sometimes misleadingly, are onion seed and black sesame (both of which are similar-looking but unrelated). It is also sometimes just referred to as Nigella or black seeds. It belongs to the Ranunculaceae family and is unrelated to common cumin (Cuminum cyminum). The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ...
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Persian (فارسی), (local name in Iran and Afghanistan: Fârsi), Pârsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (Another local name in Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Bahrain and Uzbekistan. ...
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Genera See text The Ranunculaceae are a family of flowers in the order Ranunculales. ...
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a plant and a spice with a distinctive aroma, popular in Mexican, North African, and Indian cuisine. ...
Nigella is an annual herbaceous plant that grows to about a foot high. It has a thin stem, narrow (but not filiform) leaflets, and blue flowers. The seeds (the part used) are contained in an inflated capsule formed from the united follicles. This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ...
Nigella has a pungent bitter taste and a faint smell of strawberries. It is used primarily in candies and liquors. In herbal medicine, Nigella has hypertensive, carminative, and anthelminthic properties. Species see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae (Rose Family), and the fruit of these plants. ...
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Related species There are several other species of Nigella which are not used for culinary purposes. For example, the traditional garden annual, Nigella damascena or love-in-a-mist is grown for its flowers but not for seasoning. Love-in-a-mist differs from Nigella sativa in having a lacy involucre or "nest" in which the flower sits, hence the name. Love in a mist, or Nigella damascena is a common annual garden flower which self-sows readily. ...
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Bunium persicum Dried B. persicum fruits are used as a culinary spice in Northern India, Tajikistan and Iran. Local names for that spice are काला जीरा (kala jeera, meaning "black cumin") or shahi jeera (meaning "imperial cumin") in Hindi and as زيره كوهی (zireh kuhi, meaning "wild cumin") in Persian. It is practically unknown outside these areas, and is not to be confused with the unrelated Nigella. Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ...
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Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ...
Persian (فارسی), (local name in Iran and Afghanistan: Fârsi), Pârsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (Another local name in Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Bahrain and Uzbekistan. ...
In Bengali, kalo jeera also means black cumin, but refers to Nigella, not B. persicum. Nigella is widely used as a spice in Bengali food, while B. persicum is rare.
External links for Bunium persicum - Bunium persicum (http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Buni_per.html)
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