TESAURO DE PLANTAS MEDICINALES - BILINGÜE Lic. Myrian Piastri,Lic. Lucía Orfila,Lic. Pablo Pardías PLANTAS MEDICINALES, FARMACOLOGIA 2007-07-24 2023-01-30 14:09:15 es Nigella sativa L.Black cuminKaalaajaajiKalikaaKalonjiKamaazaruusKarum seeragmNutmeg flowerPrthvikaaRoman corian­derSamon-netSmall fennelSthulajirakaSushaviUpkunchikaa (the plant bears seeds of bigger size) Range. Eastern Mediterranean to northeastern India; also cultivated. In Myanmar found in Kachin and Sagaing. Uses Seed: Used as a carminative and galactagogue; also mixed with other drugs, since warm and stimulating. --------------- Origin Cultivated in Punjab, Bengal, Assam and Bihar. Action: Seeds—stimulant, carminative, diuretic, lactiferous, emmenagogue (stimulate uterine contractions). Used in puerperal fever. Powdered seeds externally applied to boils. Essential oil— used in common cold, cough and bronchospasm. 1) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314,  2018. 2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 2019-10-25 15:50:51