Talk:Nigella sativa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 Nigella sativa is within the scope of WikiProject Plants, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to plants and botany. For more information, visit the project page.
Start This article has been rated as Start-class on the quality scale.
Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.
Food Portal
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Food and drink, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of food and drink articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Start This article has been rated as Start-class on the quality scale.
Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.

How is Nigella Sativa cultivated?

Contents

[edit] Black cumin as explosive sensitizer?

There h ave been reports from Jordan of "Ground Black Cumin" being used as a sensitizer for bomb-making. Nowhere in the news reports can I find a mention of whether this refers to Nigella sativa, or Bunium persicum, also called black cumin, but the other Jordanian references to black cumin I can find seem to refer to Nigella, not Bunium, where it can be determined at all. Also, it would seem that Nigella is more characteristic of middle eastern cuisine than Bunium. Is there someone who is truly familiar with the situation in Jordan who could say which it is and edit the articles (hopefully with references)? -- WormRunner 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References?

Does anyone have a reference to support the claim that kalonji was found in Tutenkhamen's tomb? Or is Tsalman referring perhaps to the essential oil?

Actually, the whole article should have more references. TheGoblin 15:32, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

The information is given at following sites but their authenticity is doubtful http://www.tonkatinkers.com/red_tea_benefitstk4.htm http://www.scentbyspirit.com/catalog/product.php?productid=740 --Dr M Tariq Salman 18:04, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

I have found a published cite about Nigella sativa having been found in King Tut's tomb, & have added it to the article. -- llywrch 03:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Siyah dan/nigella is widely used in Uyghur bread. Uyghurs think it is good for hair. They grow in the yard.

The statement "In herbal medicine, Nigella sativa has hypertensive, carminative, and anthelminthic properties. They are eaten by elephants to aid digestion." certainly needs an attribution -- and clarification of grammar: they what? seeds? plants? I almost feel it possible that the "They are eaten by elephants..." could have been inserted as a joke.

M Lou102WK 22:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronounciation

Is Nigella pronounced with 'g' like guitar or like gem? --89.1.42.116 09:05, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I'd say velar as in guitar, because it is a Latin word. 89.247.225.158 23:12, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
No - it's a soft g, Nye-jella. In British English at least - qv Nigella Lawson FlagSteward 03:44, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Botanists and gardeners say "Nye-jella" as above, and that pronounciation is given in many garden books and on the Dave's Garden site (spelled somewhat less unambiguously). FlagSteward, a note on pronounciation, giving yours, would be a good addition to the article.

M Lou102WK 22:43, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A CURE FOR CANCER???????

Even on in a wiki article, which nobody really takes seriously, it seems irresponsible. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.137.176.112 (talk) 20:17, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Culinary use

The use of this seed in flatbreads from Turkey, Ethiopia, and the Middle East needs to be mentioned. Badagnani 00:51, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge in from Black cumin

There was a whole load of not really-referenced stuff on the Black cumin page, which didn't belong on a disambig page. I've no idea how reliable any of it is, it needs a big copyedit if nothing else but I figured if I dumped it in the Folklore section here someone could sort it out..... FlagSteward 03:44, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Added additional spelling

I added "blackseed" as a spelling because it is often spelled that way, but googling it as "blackseed" did not return references to the wikipedia article on nigella sativa. Presumably, google's webcrawler will eventually pick it up now that I've added the additional spelling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mosura (talk • contribs) 15:59, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyedit

Significant copy edit. Mostly wikifying, but some re-ordering and removal of duplication. The following sections were cut out as they duplicated material that was better expressed elsewhere:

This Biblical herb, popular in breads and cakes, is used medicinally to purge the body of worms and parasites. An Arab proverb calls it "the medicine for every disease except death." These seeds taste hot to the tongue and are sometimes mixed with peppercorns in Europe."
== In Other Languages ==
Arabic Sinouj, Sanouz, Shunez, Habbat elbaraka, Sauda, Habbah, Kamun, Aswad.

Armeniian Shoushma Catalan Sanuj Croatian Cmi kumin, Crnog kima. Czech Cerny kmin, Cernucha Dutch Nigelle Narduszaad. English Estonian Farsi Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Latvian Lithuanian Kannada Malay Malayalam Marathi Norweigian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Chernuska Singhalese Kaladuru Slovak Cernuska siata Slovenian Vzhodna Crnika Spanish Nigulla, Pasionara Swedish Svartkummin Tamil Karunkiragam Telegu Nellajilakaira Turkish Corekoto, Coreotu

Outstanding queries: external links aren't great and still some possible duplication in Islam section - are the "Bukhari" references the same?

Pdch (talk) 21:09, 12 January 2008 (UTC)