Black seeds, or Nigella sativa, make an impressive appearance in many traditional curries, pickles, breads, and more. In addition to their use in cooking, these little seeds can have an impressive impact on your health. Especially when it comes to your immune system! Let's take a look at the benefits of black seed oil.
Black seed oil heals
Black cumin seeds are tiny, elegantly shaped, and matte black. The delicate pale blue and white flowers of the parent plant grow in regions all over the world, from Eastern Europe to Western Asia and the Middle East.
They are known by many names (black seeds, black cumin, black cumin, shonaiz, kalajira, kalonji). But no matter how they are known, black seeds have a rich history associated with health. In many cultures, especially in the Middle East, black seed oil is traditionally believed to cure various ailments.
Benefits of black seed oil in Islam
Throughout the Islamic and Arab world, black seeds are considered a universal healer. They have been used in traditional healing for thousands of years. Interestingly, they were even mentioned by none other than the Prophet Muhammad, who claimed that black seeds could cure "everything except death itself."
But this is not the only example of a historical figure extolling the virtues of black seeds. Many others agreed, including the Greek physician Hippocrates, the natural philosopher Pliny the Elder, and the pharmacologist, physician, and botanist Pedanius Dioscorides. The latter is the author of "De Materia Medica," a five-volume encyclopedia of medicinal plants that was referenced for over 1,500 years.
If that weren't enough, the Holy Bible also mentions black seed as a medicinal preparation. What's more, archaeologists found it in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's son.