Nigella sativa, Black Caraway Seeds
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Nigella sativa
Black Caraway
drug
seed (Nigellae sativae semen)
most important active substances
bitter principles nigellin, 0,5 - 1,5 % volatile oil (ca. 60 % linol-, 20 % oil- and 10 % palmitinacid), saponine,
most important usages
spice for bred and oil for salad, to improve lactation in nursing mothers
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seed grains: 2,1 g
Seed demand for drilling: april 15 - 20 kg/ha
Distance between the rows: 30 cm
harvest: if the capsule of the seeds started to colouring brown
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