Morphological and anatomical study of seeds of Chernushka sowing (Nigella sativa L.) and Nigella damascena L
AUTHORS : Orlovskaya T.V. | Mashirova S.Yu.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : GBOU VPO Pyatigorsk State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia, Pyatigorsk
YEAR : 2012
SUMMARY Nigella damascena L. (Damascus nigella) and N. sativa L. (including sowing) belong to the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family and are used in world practice as food and medicinal plants. Morphological and microscopic studies of whole and crushed seeds of two types of nigella were carried out, allowing to establish the authenticity of raw materials in order to further include the data obtained in the section “Microscopy”
of the draft pharmacopoeial monograph.