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Nigella sativa L. Ranunculaceae Love-in-the-mist, Black Cumin, Nutmeg flower, Roman Coriander. Distribution: SW Asia. Culpeper (1650) writes: ‘Nigella seeds, boyled in oil, and the forehead anointed with it, ease pains in the head, take away leprosie, itch, scurf, and helps scald-heads, inwardly taken they expel worms, they provoke urine and the terms, help difficulty of breathing: the smoke of them (being burned) drives away serpents and venomous beasts.’ The seeds are used as a spice, but as might be expected as a member of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercups, the plant contains a highly poisonous glycoside, in this case called melanthin. The amount of toxicity present in spices is clearly insufficient to cause problems when used as such. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Creador
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Asunto
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- White
- Green
- Jardín
Creador
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Asunto
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- White
- Green
- Jardín
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Derechos
- Credit: Dr Henry Oakeley
Fuente
- B0009079
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- B0009079
- p8mxye76
País proveedor
- United Kingdom
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Publicado por primera vez en Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:30:20.952Z
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- 2019-06-09T11:30:20.952Z