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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.
Criador
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Assunto
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- Green
- Jardim
Criador
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Assunto
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- Green
- Jardim
Instituição fornecedora
Agregador
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Direitos
- Credit: Dr Henry Oakeley
Fonte
- B0009078
Identificador
- B0009078
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País fornecedor
- United Kingdom
Nome da coleção
Publicado pela primeira vez na Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:30:32.255Z
Última atualização da instituição fornecedora
- 2019-06-09T11:30:32.255Z