Shama Majun Kalonji

New Shama Majun Kalonji is an Unani medicine. Kalonji has a therapeutic benefits as per all Unani scholars. Seeds are considered stimulant, carminative, antiinflammatory, diuretic, diaphoretic, antibilious, emmenagogue and galactagogue. Used in allergies, colds and fevers. It is also useful in a wide variety of other diseases and conditions including bilious ailments, cancer, colic, corns, eruptions, headaches, jaundice, orchitis, puerperal fever, sclerosis, stomachache, swellings, tumors of the abdomen and eyes, and warts. For upper respiratory conditions, at least a few of its constituents have shown an antihistamine-like action, which explains is positive effects for upper respiratory diseases including asthma, bronchitis, cough and flu. 

The seeds promote menstrual periods.  It also has a positive effect on liver diseases. One of its most obvious uses is for diarrhoea and dysentery, combined with astringents. The seeds also are a rich source of sterols, especially beta-sitosterol, which is known to have anticarcinogenic activity. This substantiates its use for indurations and/or tumors of the abdomen, eyes and liver. Unani medicine affirms its abortifacient properties and also use it as a diuretic to relieve ascites, for coughs, eyesores, jaundice, paralysis, piles and tertian fever.