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Nigella is a genus of plants within the family Ranunculaceae. The taxonomic type for this genus is Nigella arvensis. Common names associated with the group include Devil-in-a-bush, kandilla, Katicavirág, and クロタネソウ属. The genus is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
Native ranges for Nigella include Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus, and Czechia-Slovakia. Specimens have also been recorded in the United States, Romania, Greece, and Morocco. These records are held by institutions such as BRIT, MEL, RSA, and NY.
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Species
Common Name: cummin
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 217
- With media
- 120
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, MEL, RSA, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Romania, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Tunisia
Research
2,712 papers- A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb.Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine · 2013
- Nigella sativa L. Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities: A Review (2019-2021).Biomolecules · 2021
- The effects of Nigella sativa on thyroid function, serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) - 1, Nesfatin-1 and anthropometric features in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016
- A Comprehensive Review of the Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Therapeutic Efficacies of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Seed Oil and Its Thymoquinone.Journal of medicinal food · 2025
- Nigella sativa L. and its bioactive and nutraceutical components in the management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Inflammopharmacology · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Nigella damascena fruit.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Nigella
- Commons category
- Nigella
- topic's main category
- Category:Nigella
- Commons gallery
- Nigella
- taxon common name
- Schwarzkümmel
- taxonomic type
- Nigella arvensis
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