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black cumin

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black cumin,
n Latin name:
Nigella sativa; parts used: seeds; uses: in Ayurveda, pacifies vata and kapha doshas (pungent, bitter, light, dry, sharp), antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, carminitive, stimulant, diuretic, anthelmintic, indigestion, diarrhea, skin disorders, worms, stops vomiting; precautions: none known. Also called
kalajaji, kalajira, kalonji, nigella, or
small fennel.
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The common ingredients of their curries are cumin seeds, mustard seeds and cumin paste as well as black cumin and chilies.
Ayurvedic practitioners also recommend turmeric and black cumin seed for that purpose.
Some of the better supplements include Banaba, bitter melon, black cumin, green tea and gymnema sylvestre.
 
 
 
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