Last summer, I have got a sample of seeds from herbal apothecary "Flore Avicenne" Sousse, Tunisia. I need the identification of this plant material. I have an Arabic name and a close-up photo of the plant material, which are attached to this message. Thank you!
Dear colleague,
thank you for your answer. But, please, take a look at the file Photo_01.pdf (also attached). The size and shape of these seeds are different than in the case of Nigella sativa. Nigella seeds are much smaller and different in shape.
Indeed the seeds are not Nigella sativa although the arabic common name doesn't help to specify which seed is the medicinal one (ambiguity with a spice).
The seeds you have (the spice, probably Nigella hispanica or damascena with more probability to the latter ) are interesting to study also due to their controversal use as confused with those of the Nigella sativa ones.
Dear colleagues, many thanks for your answers. Best regards, Zoran
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