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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Nigella sativum (Ranunculaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tarate; Jintan hitam

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Java *
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Amenorrhea Malaya *
Chest Malaya *
Colic Malaya *
Constipation Malaya *
Debility Malaya *
Fever Malaya *
Hepatomegaly Malaya *
Herpes Malaya *
Nausea Malaya *
Ophthalmia Malaya *
Orchitis Malaya *
Panacea Malaya *
Parturition Malaya *
Rheumatism Malaya *
Sapraemia Malaya *
Sciatica Malaya *
Sore Malaya *
Vertigo Malaya *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.