BLACK SEED OIL
For centuries, the Black Seed herb and oil has been used by millions of people
in Asia, Middle East, and Africa to support their health. An aromatic spice,
similar looking to sesame seed except black in color, it has been traditionally
used for a variety of conditions. Black Seed is also known as Black Cumin,
Black Caraway Seed, Habbatul Baraka (the Blessed Seed), and by its
botanical name "Nigella Sativa".
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Amazingly Black Seed's chemical composition is very rich and diverse. Aside
from its primary ingredient, crystalline nigellone, Black Seed contains 15
amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, both fixed oils (84% fatty acids, including linolenic, and oleic), and volatile oils,
alkaloids, saponin, and crude fiber, as well as minerals such as calcium, iron, sodium and potassium.
The Black Seed contains the following Essential Fatty Acids: Myristic Acid (0.5%), Palmitic Acid (13.7%), Palmitoleic Acid
(0.1%), Stearic Acid (2.6%), Oleic Acid (23.7%), Linoleic Acid [Omega-6] (57.9%), Linolenic Acid [Omega-3] (0.2%),
Arachidic Acid (1.3%) - and the following nutrient components Protein, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine, Niacin, Folacin,
Calcium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Phosphorus.
The black seeds referred to in the Hadeeth under the name Habbe-Sauda are definitely the seeds from Nigella sativa
and may be called Black cumin.
BIO-ACTIVITY
Scientists have confirmed the strong antibacterial and antimycotic actions of Black Cumin Oil which has been used for
centuries in China and indeed throughout the Orient, in remedies for all kinds of inflammatory conditions and fungal
diseases. In their reports, scientists have even highlighted a remarkable decrease in blood sugar levels.
"Black Cumin Oil generally helps stimulate the production of bone marrow and cells of the immune system", wrote the
scientists of the Cancer Immune-Biology Laboratory of South Carolina. They also said, "It increases the production of
interferon, protects normal cells from the damaging effects of viral disease, destroys tumor cells and increases the
number of antibody-producing B-cells. All registered effects make Black Seed Oil an ideal candidate for use in cancer
prevention and cure." Not bad for a totally natural product with absolutely no side effects.
Researchers have recently written the worldwide first report on the anti-tumor effects of Black Seed Oil. It's title: "The
study of the effects of Nigella Sativa on humans. (Nigella Sativa is the botanical name for Black Cumin.)
The effects of Black Cumin Oil on humans were recently also studied in Germany. A Munich immunologist, Dr. Peter
Schleicher, closely co-operated with institutions in the United States and has, as a result, written two books on the
subject containing numerous recipes for the treatment of a wide variety of ailments. Most of them are skin disorders or
allergy related conditions, like asthma and hay fever and are far too numerous to be listed here.
Black Seed Oil unquestionably has a positive and stabilizing effect on the human immune system, which may be the
reason why it is so beneficial in cases of skin disorders and allergy related conditions. and allergies.
