• Nigella sativa is also known as Black Cumin seeds or Kalonji; is one the most revered medicinal seeds in history. The best seeds come from Egypt where they grow under almost perfect conditions in oases where they are watered until the seed pods form.

NUTRITIONAL VALUES

• 20.85% protein, 38.20% fat, 4.64% moisture, 4.37% ash, 7.94% crude fibre and 31.94% total carbohydrates. Potassium, phosphorus, sodium and iron were the predominant elements present. Zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese and copper were found at lower levels.
• Unsaturated fatty acids: linoleic and oleic acids. Saturated fatty acids: palmitic acid. Main amino acids: glutamic acid, arginine and aspartic acid. Minor amino acids: cystine and methionine, etc.
• Black cumin oil: major fatty acids are linoleic acid (50.2%), oleic acid (19.9%), margaric acid (10.3%), cis-11,14-eicosadienoic acid (7.7%) and stearic acid (2.5%).

USES

• Vata diseases, Edema, Loss of appetite, Flatulence, Asthma, Oliguria, Liver diseases, Diarrhea, Dysmenorrhea.
• Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Infertility, Allergies, Nervous exhaustion, Gastritis, Vomiting, Jaundice, Hemorrhoids, Cancer, Skin diseases: psoriasis, eczema, etc.
• Black cumin has many nutritional and pharmaceutical uses. The seed can be added to tea, coffee, casseroles or breads, used in canning, or extracted in or vinegar.
• The ground seed could be mixed with honey or sprinkled on salads. In addition, most people seeking the benefits of black cumin take the oil in capsule form.
• However, some people use the oil externally, for beauty as well as for treating skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.
• A mixture of oil with beeswax can be used for burns, skin infections, moisturizers, joint pain reliever, or an anti-wrinkle agent.
• In addition, black cumin seeds are extensively used as natural remedy and the seeds are extensively used as spice, carminative, condiment and aromatic.
• Traditionally, they have been used as diuretic, diaphoretic, stomachic, liver tonic and digestive.
• The seeds are given with buttermilk to cure obstinate hiccups and are also useful in loss of appetite, vomiting, dropsy and puerperal diseases.
• In different combinations with other ingredients, the seeds have been used in obesity and dyspnoea. They have anti-bilious property and are administered internally in intermittent fevers.
• The herb has been regarded as a valuable remedy in hepatic and digestive disorders as well as stimulant in a variety of conditions ascribed to cold humours.
• They have also been used in chronic headache and migraine. They have been useful in mercury poisoning, sores and leprosy.
• Brayed in water, its application removes swellings from hands and feet. Black cumin seed is also used externally in leucoderma, alopecia, eczema, freckles and pimples.
• The seeds have also been used as anthelmintic and antibacterial agent.

• Nigella sativa is also known as Black Cumin seeds or Kalonji; is one the most revered medicinal seeds in history. The best seeds come from Egypt where they grow under almost perfect conditions in oases where they are watered until the seed pods form.

NUTRITIONAL VALUES

• 20.85% protein, 38.20% fat, 4.64% moisture, 4.37% ash, 7.94% crude fibre and 31.94% total carbohydrates. Potassium, phosphorus, sodium and iron were the predominant elements present. Zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese and copper were found at lower levels.
• Unsaturated fatty acids: linoleic and oleic acids. Saturated fatty acids: palmitic acid. Main amino acids: glutamic acid, arginine and aspartic acid. Minor amino acids: cystine and methionine, etc.
• Black cumin oil: major fatty acids are linoleic acid (50.2%), oleic acid (19.9%), margaric acid (10.3%), cis-11,14-eicosadienoic acid (7.7%) and stearic acid (2.5%).

USES

• Vata diseases, Edema, Loss of appetite, Flatulence, Asthma, Oliguria, Liver diseases, Diarrhea, Dysmenorrhea.
• Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Infertility, Allergies, Nervous exhaustion, Gastritis, Vomiting, Jaundice, Hemorrhoids, Cancer, Skin diseases: psoriasis, eczema, etc.
• Black cumin has many nutritional and pharmaceutical uses. The seed can be added to tea, coffee, casseroles or breads, used in canning, or extracted in or vinegar.
• The ground seed could be mixed with honey or sprinkled on salads. In addition, most people seeking the benefits of black cumin take the oil in capsule form.
• However, some people use the oil externally, for beauty as well as for treating skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.
• A mixture of oil with beeswax can be used for burns, skin infections, moisturizers, joint pain reliever, or an anti-wrinkle agent.
• In addition, black cumin seeds are extensively used as natural remedy and the seeds are extensively used as spice, carminative, condiment and aromatic.
• Traditionally, they have been used as diuretic, diaphoretic, stomachic, liver tonic and digestive.
• The seeds are given with buttermilk to cure obstinate hiccups and are also useful in loss of appetite, vomiting, dropsy and puerperal diseases.
• In different combinations with other ingredients, the seeds have been used in obesity and dyspnoea. They have anti-bilious property and are administered internally in intermittent fevers.
• The herb has been regarded as a valuable remedy in hepatic and digestive disorders as well as stimulant in a variety of conditions ascribed to cold humours.
• They have also been used in chronic headache and migraine. They have been useful in mercury poisoning, sores and leprosy.
• Brayed in water, its application removes swellings from hands and feet. Black cumin seed is also used externally in leucoderma, alopecia, eczema, freckles and pimples.
• The seeds have also been used as anthelmintic and antibacterial agent.