Nigella

:: Latin Name :

Capsicum annum, Fam. Solanacea

:: Sensoric quality :

Bitter pungent taste

:: Main constituents :

Flavonoid Glycosides

:: Uses:

Hot spice used in various dishes, appetizer, and other medicinal uses.

:: Availability : Whole, powder, crushed

:: Medicinal Uses: Counter Irritant in Rheumatic Diseases.

:: Latin Name :

Carum carvi L.

:: Sensoric quality :

Strongly aromatic and warm.

:: Main constituents :

Caraway fruits may contain 3% to 7% essential oil. The aroma of the oil is mostly dominated by carvone (50 to 85%) and limonene (20 to 30%); the other components carveol, dihydrocarveol, a- and ß-pinene, sabinene and perillyl alcohol) are of much minor importance.

:: Uses:

Much used in meat dishes, breads, and cheeses and also with vegetables such as sauerkraut. Rye bread is flavoured with Caraway.  For an enhanced flavor, lightly toast Caraway Seed before use in cheese dishes or potato salad. It's also great for use in sauerkraut, soups, stews and spiced cakes.

:: Availability : Seeds

:: Medicinal Uses: ANTIFLATULANT

:: Latin Name :

Anethum Gravulens, Fam.Umbelliferae
Dill is a tall, feathery annual, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, the name is derived from the old Norse word "dilla" meaning "to lull" because it was used to lull babies to sleep, and as an antidote to witchcraft and sorcery.

:: Sensoric quality :

Aromatic charactaristic taste

:: Main constituents :

volatile oils, Carvone, Limonene

:: Uses:

Dill Seed and Dill Weed are not good substitutions for each other. Dill Weed, with its delicate flavor, enhances fish, shellfish, vegatables, and dips.

:: Availability : Seeds, Leaves

:: Medicinal Uses: ANTIFLATULANT, COLONIC RELAXANT