| Synonym : | Nigella cretica Mill.
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| Bangla Name : | Kalojira, Kalijira, Mugrela. |
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| English Name : | Black Cumin, Small Fennel. |
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| Family : | Ranunculaceae |
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| Disease : | Stimulant,diuretic,carminative,anthelmintic,stomachic, emmenagogue, galactagogue, hypocholesterolaemic, cough, jaundice, piles and fever. |
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| Description : | A pretty herb, 30-60 cm high. Leaves 2.5-5 cm long, 2-3 pinnatisect, segments linear-lanceolate. Flowers pale blue, 2-2.5 cm across, on solitary long peduncles. Fruit inflated, beaked at the top. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated in different districts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds contain 40% fixed oil and fatty acids like linoleic, oleic, stearic, linolenic and palmitic acids, proteins and amino acids such as glutamic acid, arginine, aspartic acid, cystine and methionine. They also contain up to 1.4% of essential oil contain |
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| Uses : | The seeds are stimulant, diuretic, carminative, anthelmintic, stomachic, emmenagogue, galactagogue, hypocholesterolaemic and are an excellent adjunct to purgative drugs, good in ascites, cough, jaundice and piles, used in the treatment of mild cases of fe |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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