Seven Foods Mentioned in Quran

SEVEN FOODS PRAISED IN QURAN1-BLACK SEED (KALAUNJI )What is Nigella Sativa (the black seed)? Nigella Sativa originates from Western Asia and is a herb that grows about 16-24 inches in height and has white flowers when in bloom. The plant is now cultivated from the Near East to India. The deep black, sharp-cornered rectangular seeds (no longer than 3 mm) are the part of the plant that is used for the preparation of products. The black seed is cultivated in Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Oman, Ethiopia, Middle East, Far East, India, Bangladesh, France, Germany and the Mediterranean Basin. It also grows wild in Egypt, Syria, Asiatic Turkey and the Balkan States. Nigella Sativa is known commonly in Arabic as Habbat-ul-Baraka (blessed seed) and in English as Love in the Mist Nigella Sativa is known commonly in Arabic as Habbat-ul-Baraka "Use the Black Seed, because it contains a cure for every type of ailment, except for death." [At-Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Ibn Hibban] The Black Seed is scientifically known as Nigella Sativa, the herd grows about 16-24 inches in height. From it comes a small rectangular Black Seed which is also known as the Blessed Seed (Arab: Habbat ul Baraka, or Habbat ul Sauda). The ancient Egyptians knew and used the Black Seed and described it as a panacea (cure for problems/disease). The Romans also knew this seed and called it Greek Coriander. Documented by the Greek physician of the 1st century, Dioscoredes, as an ailment for general health problems such as toothaches, headaches and was mainly used as a dietary supplement. In English-speaking countries with large immigrant populations, it is also variously known as kalonji in Hindi/Urdu kalauṃjī or ‫/ك لون جى‬ kaloṃjī) or mangrail (Hindi maṃgarail), ketzakh (Hebrew ‫ ,)קצח‬chernushka (Russian), çörek otu (Turkish), habbat al-barakah (Arabic ‫ ال برك ة ح به‬ḥabbat albarakah, seed of blessing), siyah daneh (Persian ‫ دان ه س یاه‬siyâh dâne), karim jeerakam in Malayalam. A Prophetic Medicine as