💐Who is Black Cumin!?📚
Nigella!
It's Nigella.
Nigella is also known as Love-in-a-mist, right?
Love-in-a-mist is
Black Cumin, right?
Black Cumin is
the ultimate spice, isn't it?
But wait.
But wait.
The spice called Black Cumin seed
is similar in name to the widely used Cumin,
but they are completely different plants.
It's getting a bit confusing,
so I really need to look it up properly.
So, as usual.
『 OK Google!
Tell me about
Nigella and Black Cumin seeds! 』
Here it is.
In the West, Black Cumin seeds have long been said to
『 cure everything except death 』.
It's the kind of thing that makes you not need a doctor.
Or so they say.
It seems to be the ultimate superfood.
But wait.
There are many types
of Black Cumin.
It is said that there are about 16 types
of Nigella that are edible.
And most of those many types
are garden varieties and not suitable for eating.
The one often seen in Japan
is a variety called Nigella damascena.
It seems that in Japan, when people say Nigella,
they are usually referring to damascena.
Its Japanese name is Kurotanesou,
which is similar to the Japanese name for Black Cumin,
Nioikurotanesou.
Wait a minute!
What you have to be careful about is that
the seeds of damascena
contain a toxic component
called plant alkaloids,
and if you consume a large amount,
it can cause dangers like pupil dilation, vomiting, abdominal pain, and convulsions.
However, plant alkaloids
are also components that can be used as medicine depending on how they are used.
It's confusing, isn't it?
Since the edible Nigella sativa
is hardly cultivated or growing wild in Japan,
the Nigella growing on the roadside
is almost certainly damascena.
Please be careful.
For those who really want to try it,
it might be interesting to eat it once and throw up.
Please do so at your own risk.
● To summarize simply:
◆ Nigella sativa is for eating.
◆ Nigella damascena is for gardening.
【Flower Language】
Perplexity, confusion, deep love, indomitable spirit,
Love in a dream, secret joy,
Let's meet in a dream
Is the Nigella you found
sativa?
Or is it damascena?
If you eat it and get a stomach ache,
it must be damascena, right?
Not just walking,
but when you walk while strolling,
things you couldn't see before
start to come into view.
And you might even see ghosts while you're at it.
That's not happening!
I wonder if that's true.
There was also a white Nigella.
Well,
I'll be going now.
Please look up at the sky once in a while.
You don't want to miss the celestial show in the sky.
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by Marumaru no Mushi Kame-san