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BIBLIO (Ayurveda)

Title - A CATALOGUE OF INDIAN SYNONYMS
Author - MOODEEN SHERIFF
Title - A DICTIONARY OF THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF INDIA VOL.I - 4
Author - GEORGE WATT
Title - ASTANGA HRIDAYA KOSHA
Author - ANONYMOUS
Title - DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N
Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
Title - GANAS OF VAHATA
Author - N.S. MOOSS
Title - GLOSSARY OF VEGETABLE DRUGS IN BRHTTRAYI
Author - THAKUR BALWANT SINGH & DR. K.C.CHUNEKAR
Title - INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954
Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4
Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5
Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
Title - INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL CODEX VOL.I
Author - MUKERJI,B
Title - MATERIA INDICA
Author - WHITELAW AINSLIE
Title - NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II
Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA
Title - THE AYURVEDIC FORMULARY OF INDIA PART 1. FIRST EDITION
Author - Ministry of Health & family Welfare
Title - THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA PART 1. VOL.1
Author - ANONYMOUS

BIBLIO (Distribution)

Title - Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal)

Distribution

Bankura(WB): Vishnupur. A weed of cultivated land; rarely on the sandy bank of river. Fl - Fr: Jan- Feb.

Title - Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal)

Author - Sanyal M.N.

Title - Flora of West Bengal Vol 1

Distribution

Cultivated in drier western districts. Seeds are used as condiment.

Title - Flora of West Bengal Vol 1

Author - BSI Scientist

Title - FLORA OF INDIA VOL 1

Distribution

India :cultivated

Title - FLORA OF INDIA VOL 1

Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN

Title - Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I

Distribution

INDIA: Western Himalaya; HIMACHAL PRADESH: Chamba.

Title - Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I

Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Distribution

Tripura : Indigenous to Mediterranean region; cultivated in the plains of India. Cultivated for the seeds

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Author - D.B. DEB

Botanical Name -

Nigella sativa L.

Full Botanical citation -

Nigella sativa L., Sp. Pl. 753. 1762. var. indica (Roxb.) DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 330. 1817; Rau in B.D.Sharma & al., Fl. India 1: 108. 1993.

Family -

RANUNCULACEAE

System(s) of Indian Medicine -

Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Folk

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Vernacular names -

Total 186 Vernacular names found in 9 languages.

English (3) - fennel flower, fitches, kalonji

Hindi (7) - kala-jira, kala-zira, kalajira, kalomji, kalonji, kulangji, mugrela

Kannada (9) - kare-jirage, karejeerage, karejirage, karijeerige, karijirigae, karijirigay, karijirigi, karimsiragam, krishnajeerige

Malayalam (5) - karinchirakam, karincirakam, karun-chirakam, karunchirakam, karunshiragam

Marathi (3) - kalongji, kalonjee jeere, krishnajira

Sanskrit (33) -

Sanskrit Comments

ajaji, aranyajeeraka, asitajirakah, bashpika, jiraka, kala-ajaji, kalajaji, kalika, kalvanjika, karava, karave, karavi, krishna jiraka, krishna-jiraka, krsnajiraka, kunchi, kunchika, kuncika, kunjika, musavi, prathvika, prithu, prithuka, prithvi, prthu, prthvika, susavi, sushave, sushavi, upakunchika, upakunchiraka, upakunci, upakuncika

Tamil (117) - acaci, aciyacirakam#, aciyacirakam@, aciyam#, aciyam@, aniyam, aranam, arattuvakki, attakam 2, attimai 2, attimaiccirakam, attulaccirakam, attulakiyam, attulakki, attulakkinam, attulakkiyam, attuvakkayam, attuvakkiyam, attuvarkkayam#, attuvarkkayam@, cailaciritam, caitini, cannikanayan, cannikanayan 1, canninayakam, canninayakam 1, canninayan 1, carin siragum, cariyaccirakam, copakunci, culakkini, irucitari, irulakam, iruli 1, iruliccirakam, kaketali, kakoniyacirakam, kakoniyam, kalcirakam, kamanam, kanakacciram, kanakaciram, kanakam 2, kapitaciram, kapitam, karaciram, karavi 2, kariya cirakam, kariyacirakam, kariyaciram, kariyamani, kariyamaniccirakam, karkanacirakam, karkanam#, karkanam@, karkkoli 1#, karkkoli 1@, karkol, karkolam, karkoli 1, karum ciragam, karun-shiragam, karuncetakam, karuncheerakam, karuncirakam, karunciri, karunjchirakam, karunjeeragam, karunjiragam, karunshirogam, karutakacirakam, kattukkarucirakam, kattukkaruncirakam, kattumaiccirakam, kiruttinacirakam, kiruttinaciram, kiruttinamuli, kittinacaci, kommatticcirakam, kotticciram, kutakam 2, kutamanakam, kutamanam, kutampan, kuttanam, kuttinam, maciyam, maiccirakam, malattakkutampu, miti, narcirakam, pakutam, palampacakam, palampacam, palappacam, pankumam, pankutam, pilacam, pilaccam, pilecam, pilicam, puppacam, purruccirakam, putpaciram, putparacan, tecalati, tecalaticceti, terikkam, umataviyam, upakancikam, upakuncam 2, upakuncikai, upakuncikai 2, uppukkuncam, vanticotani#, vanticotani@, viluttam

Telugu (6) - nalla jeelakarra, nalla-jilakara, nallailakarra, nallajilakara, nellajeelakaira, nullajilakara

Urdu (3) - kalonji, kalonji (kamazarius), tukhm gandana