Black Cumin for Health The healing properties of black cumin were known in Ancient Egypt, and even earlier, but they have been scientifically proven only in recent history, when the popularization of this extremely medicinal plant began. Other names for black cumin are black cumin, Roman coriander, turkey or chorokot. Black cumin seeds have an ideal chemical composition. They contain proteins, carbohydrates, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, iamine, niacin, folic acid, c