Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to a large region of the eastern Mediterranean, northern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and West Asia. N. sativa grows to 20–30 cm tall, with finely divided, linear leaves, grown for its pungent seeds, which are used as a spice and in herbal medicine.The package contains 1 gram around 500 seeds.
