Nigella sativa

"Nigella sativa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains alpha-hederin, a triterpene saponin in the seeds, and is the source of black seed oil.

Descriptor ID	D031881
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.838.518.750
Concept/Terms	Nigella sativa Nigella sativa Nigella sativas sativa, Nigella sativas, Nigella Cumin, Black Kalonji Kalonjus Black Cumin Black Cumins Cumins, Black

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Ranunculaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.838]
Nigella [B01.650.940.800.575.100.838.518]
Nigella sativa [B01.650.940.800.575.100.838.518.750]

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