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Abstract Black cumin i a winter anannual herbaceou plant which is bel nging to rh Ranunculaceae family and it is widely culrivat d in various parts of th world and is usually grown in Mediterran fill countries, In EgYl t, Nigelk: sativa L i cultivated a a winter annual crop. the eed are usually own in October and ovember, early owing i preferable for better growth and eed yield. DiY climar is more favorable for growing the plant because high relative humidity render the plant more isceprible to insect and fungal attack (Abou-Zeid, 1986). Theds of black cumin on account of rh if aromatic nature are u ed a a spice in cooking 0 that eeds are sold in th market to be used as a condnnenr and native medicine. Tile major components of Russian and Egyptian N. sativa L. seed have been reported in earlier tudies {Kergiz and Otle, 993} These seeds have many medicalpropertie , and they are digestive runulan as w II a anninati e, aromatic, diuretic, diaphoneric, roma hie, anrhelminri . (Hashfm and Elkie. , 1962; Salama, 1973’ Baba an et al., 1978;. garwal et 01.,. 1979 and Al-Jasslr, 1992). Moreover, compounds ” hich hav antimicrobial activiti w re found in the volatil oil of N ativa L. seeds by Egyptian worker (El- Alyr et al., 1975). Also, the eeds . ontain a eponoside melanthinz a bitter compound igelline an essential oil, from which nigelline can be extracted, and tannir (Jenes, 1977). Introduction PDF created with pdf Factory Pro trial version WNW’.pdffactorv.com. |