Cold Pressed Egyptian BLACKSEED Oil ( Nigella Sativa)
THIS OIL IS NON GREASY & WILL LEAVE YOUR SKIN FEELING SATINY SMOOTH.
IT DIMINISHES THE LOOK OF DRY SKIN & WRINKLES ON CONTACT.
IT IS USED TO EASE ACNE, ECZEMA, PSORIASIS...
Call me lazy but, I don't make my own lotions anymore ~
Blackseed oil is all I use now - Head To Toe.
ONCE YOU TRY IT, YOU'LL BE HOOKED TOO!
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The healing secrets of black seed oil have been found to provide medicinal properties ranging from immunostimulant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-ulcerative, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-tumourous, anti-pyretic (an agent that relieves or reduces fever) hypoglycaemic, immunomodulatory, anti-hypertensive, anti-depressant, anti-spasmic, respiratory system rebuilder, hepato (liver) protective, anti-parasitic worm and bronchodilator. As an oil it is digested through the lymphatics consequently purifying and unblocking the lymphatic system.
The seeds are used both as a condiment in bread and cakes and various confections and like pepper or combined with pepper such as cayenne in sauces. In Algeria, the roasted seeds are combined with butter for cough and honey and taken for colic.
Nigella Sativa is traditionally known in Middle Eastern countries as "Habbat al Barakah" - 'The Blessed Seed', due to it's powerful healing qualities for many ailments. It is an excellent natural medicine used for millenniums to treat a variety of conditions related to respiratory health, skin, stomach and intestinal disorders, kidney & liver function, circulatory and immune system support, and to maintain and improve overall health.
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, and cough. The oils of the seed increase milk flow which explains its folk use as a galactagogue. In large quantities, however, the seeds have also been used to abortion.
Externally the seeds can be ground to a powder, mixed with a little flour as a binder and applied directly to abscesses, on the forehead for headache, nasal ulcers, orchitis, and rheumatism. The seeds also are a rich source of sterols, especially beta-sitosterol, which is known to have anticarcinogenic activity. This substantiates its folk use for indurations and/or tumors of the abdomen, eyes and liver.
In India, Nigella seeds are combined with various purgatives to allay gripping and colic and also help kill and expel parasites.
Still another use is to sprinkle them with woolen garments as a moth repellant.
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The volatile oils are fully extracted and the most important constituents are: 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.
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BLACK SEED OIL
An article by Hans Wagner
Recently scientists around the world have confirmed the anti-bacterial and anti-mycotic effects of black seed oil. Health practitioners in various countries around the world are using the oil against inflamation of all sorts as well as fungi infections. Even a remarkable reduction of blood sugar levels has been found by scientists. Black Seed extracts have been found help tostimulate bone marrow and immune cells, so writes the scientists of the Cancer Immuno-Biology Laboratory and adding that it raises the interferon production, protects normal cells against cell destroying effects of viruses, destroys tumour cells and raises the number of anti-bodies producing B cells.
All these functions make the Black Seed oil the ideal candidate for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Scientists are now busy finding the effects of the Black Seed oil in regard to various other human health conditions. Dr.Med.Peter Schleicher, an immunologist, in Munich who in 1986 happened to be nominated the youngest member of the World Academy of Scientists, examined black seed oil in his institute to find new therapies for chronic illness and its effect. His findings are identical to those in previous studies by earlier researchers. Schleicher says, by using Black Seed oil, valuable unsaturated fatty acids, for example Linoleic and Gammalinolen acids, get into the organism. By that it is possible to reach a synthesis of important immune regulating substances derived from Prostaglandin E1. Linoleic acid stabilizes the cell membranes and Prostaglandin has the effect of inhibiting inflamation. By that the immune reactions are stopped which cause the illnesses and which otherwise could be the start of many many chronic illnesses like acne and hayfever right up to cancer. In addition, the excessive T-cell function of the person suffering from allergies are stabilized through the substance in black seed oil and the abnormally rising immune reactions through supressed anti-bodies. The excessive immune system is normalized and the large cell degranulation decreased.
Studies also testify that an immune system which has gone wrong can again be regulated by the strong effect of the oil. Schleicher, meanwhile, has tested the effect of the oil on 600 patients. As a result he confirms the cure for allergies at about 70% of the patients. Amongst them are allergies against pollen and dust, acne and neuro-dermatological illnesses, asthma patients, etc.. who generally have a weak resistence and are prone to suffer from infections. For that reason Dr.Schleicher in Munich is going to include the oil with his preventative treatment against colds and influenza.
In the Middle East and South Asia, this oil has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for all sorts of allergies, inflamation and menstruation problems, boosting moral, depression; but especially against bronchitis, asthma and neuro-dermatitis as well as poor digestion and even impotency. The Prophet Mohammad (s) stated in his "Hadith" that black seed oil cures every illness except death. No wander then that a little bottle of the oil was even found in the tomb of the legedary Pharoah Tutankhamen..!
In the West the effect of the oil has been used for a long time against wind, dysentry, stomach and lungdisease, jaundice, diuretic problems and to increase nursing mother's milk. Due to the triumphant advancesin chemistry the oil has been forgotten until recently. According to Dr. Schleicher the reason why this oil is so exceptional is that its component parts act in unison to produce an optimum effect for so many complaints. But one has to make sure that only the pure and tested oil is being used.
Schleicher's colleagues have reacted very positively after the publication about his success with patients who haveused the oil. Professor G. Rietmuller, Director of Institute for immunology at the University of Munich believes that this plant extract works positively on the immune system and could be used as a bio-regulator. Professor Michael Meurer of the Dermatology Clinic in Munich has for a long time been convinced about the success of this oil. From his experience the oil help stop inflamation and helps with neurodermitis.
At the International Cancer Congress in New Delhi last Autumn the anti-tumour effect of black cumin oil has been introduced to many scientists and doctors.
Translated from an article by Hans Wagner.
BACK-ACHE & OTHER MUSCLE PAINS
Mildly heat some Black Seed oil and then stroke the affected area intensely with the oil, together with a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin black seed oil to be drunk three times daily. Healing expected within a few weeks, Insha'Allah.
HEAD-ACHE
Rub the forehead and the sides of the face near the ears with Virgin Black Seed oil then bandage the forehead. Also take a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed Oil, before breakfast.
HYPERTENSION
Mix any drink with a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil and also take two lobes of garlic every morning with breakfast. Rub the whole body with Black Seed oil and expose to sun rays for half an hour once every three days.
NERVOUS TENSION / STRESS
A teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil with a cup of tea or coffee helps to cool you down and eliminate symptoms of tension.
STOMACH PROBLEMS
Drink a cup of milk with a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil three times daily for five days. This should help cure the problem, Insha'Allah.
DIARRHOEA
Mix a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil with a cup of yogurt. Drink the mixture twice a day for three days.
COUGH & ASTHMA
Rub the chest with Black Seed oil, drink a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil morning, noon, & night, and inhale the vapour of Black Seed oil mixed into hot water.
DIABETES
Mix a cup of water cress seeds with a cup of Whole Black Seed, half a cup of pomegranate peel, and half a cup of Fumitory. Grind the mixture to powder. Take half a teaspoon of the mixture together with a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil daily before breakfast for one month.
HEART DISEASE
Drink Virgin Black Seed oil regularly with any hot drink. This dissolves fats and dilates veins and arteries.
GALL & KIDNEY STONES
Grind 250 g of Whole black seeds thoroughly and mix with 250g of Pure Honey. Take two tablespoons of this mixture in half a cup of hot water. This mixture is to be taken daily before breakfast together with a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil.
SEXUAL IMPOTENCY
Mix 200g of ground Black Seeds with Olive Oil. 50 ml of Virgin Black Seed oil & 50 ml of Olive oil + 200g of pure honey. Mix thoroughly and take a teaspoon after every meal. This will restore vitality, Insha ¹Allah.
MENINGITIS
Inhale the vapour of Virgin Black Seed oil and drink two teaspoons (10ml) of Black Seed oil with Lemon juice in the morning and evening.
VITILIGO & LEPROSY
Rub the affected area with Apple Vinegar and then with Virgin Black Seed oil for fifteen days.
LOSS OF HAIR
Stroke the scalp thoroughly with Lemon and leave for about fifteen minutes. Shampoo, wash and dry hair thoroughly. Then apply Virgin Black Seed oil to the scalp & drink a teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed Oil mixed with tea or Coffee.
INFLAMMATION OF THIGHS AND GROIN
Wash the inflamed region thoroughly with soap and water. Dry and rub with Virgin Black Seed oil in the evening and leave until the next morning.
FOR HEALTHY SKIN
Mix equally, Virgin Black Seed oil with Olive oil. Rub the face with this mixture and leave it for one hour. Wash with soap and water.
LAZZINESS
1-2 teaspoons (5-10ml) of Virgin Black Seed Oil mixed with Orange juice in the morning makes you active all through the day.
MEMORY IMPROVEMENT
A teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black Seed oil with 100 mg of boiled mint.
RESTFUL SLEEP
A teaspoon (5ml) of Virgin Black seed oil mixed in a hot drink after supper gives you a quiet sleep all through the night. Insha'Allah.
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The parts used are the seeds. Nigella sativa belongs to the order Ranunculaceae and is an annual herb, 8 to 12 inches high, with leaves cut into numerous, narrow, pinnate segments. The flowers are solitary, terminal, without an involucre; the petals blue and white, with greenish glands. The capsule is formed of 3 to 6 carpels, opening by the ventral suture. The plant grows on the Mediterranean coasts, in Egypt, but has been cultivated into other parts of the world including Saudi Arabia, northern Africa and parts of Asia, whence it has spread to India The seeds are tiny and hairy ( 1-2 mm long), black, 3 sided and look a bit like pieces of flint under a microscope Nigella sativa is sometimes mistakenly confused with the fennel herb plant (Foeniculum vulgare).
The plant has finely divided foliage and pale bluish purple or white flowers. The flowers grow terminally on its branches while the leaves grow opposite each other in pairs, on either side of the stem. Its lower leaves are small and petiole, and the upper leaves are long (6-10cm). The stalk of the plant reaches a height of twelve to eighteen inches as its fruit, the black seed, matures.
Nigella sativa reproduces with itself and forms a fruit capsule which consists of many white trigonal seeds. Once the fruit capsule has matured, it opens up and the seeds contained within are exposed to the air, becoming black in color (black seeds).
The constituents of the black seed give it the importance of being an immune system booster. The seeds contain the components Nigellone and Thymoquinone. Black seed contains numerous esters of unsaturated fatty acids with terpene alcohols. Furthermore, traces of alkaloids (nigelline-N-oxide, nigellone, nigellimine) are reported. In the essential oil thymoquinone was identified as the main component besides p-cymene, α-pinene, dithymoquinone and thymohydroquinone.
Oil is cold pressed from the seeds. Oil of Nigella Sativa is a yellowish to dark amber liquid.
It does not show fluorescence, not even when diluted with alcohol. A fixed oil is produced by hydraulic expression of the seeds of nigella sativa.
The reported oil content of N. sativa seeds ranges from about 0.1-1.5%, depending also on the isolation method and duration of distillation (2-4). The pharmaceutical properties of this species have recently been reviewed (3,5). Thymoquinone has generally been recognized as one of the more abundant components of the oil, and the one responsible for the pharmaceutical interest of the plant.
Black Cumin has been used for thousands of years by various cultures and civilizations around the world as a natural healing aid and as a supplement to help maintain good health and well-being.
Black cumin (nigella sativa) was discovered in Tutankhamen's tomb, implying that it played an important role in ancient Egyptian practices.
The exact role of black cumin in Egyptian culture is not known, however, items entombed with a king were of importance as they were carefully selected to assist him in the afterlife. It is said that Cleopatra used black cumin for it's health and beauty giving qualities.
The extraordinary healing powers of black seed or black cumin have been known for centuries in the Middle East and Africa. Its botanical name is Nigella Sativa. There are several common names attributed to Nigella sativa. These names differ between different regions and countries. In Europe it is called black caraway, fennel-flower, nutmeg flower or sometimes "Love in the Mist."
In America it is called black cumin or black seed. Its name in Egypt is Habaat el Baraka and in the rest of the Arabic world it is called Habaa Sawdaa. The earliest written reference to Blackseed is found in the book of Isiah in the Old Testament.
It is most famous for the saying of the holy prophet Muhammad P.B.U H. 'Hold on to use of the Blackseed, for it has a remedy for every illness except death.' The wording 'hold onto' indicates a long term use.
The Ancient civilizations also took notice of the importance of the black seed as a medicine. These civilizations included the Roman empire, in which Nigella Sativa was named with the Latin word "Panacea" meaning cure all; and for centuries in the Arabian peninsula where this healing plant has been used as a nutritional plant.
The Greek physician Dioskorides used Blackseed to treat headaches, nasal congestion, toothache and intestinal parasites. Black seeds were also used, he reported, as a diuretic to promote menstruation and increase milk production.
The Muslim scholar Al-biruni (973-1048), who composed a treatise on the early origins of Indian and Chinese drugs, mentions that the black seed is a kind of grain called alwanak in the sigzi dialect. Later, this was confirmed by suhar bakht who explained it to be habb-i-sajzi (viz. sigzi grains). This reference to black seed as grains points to the seed's possible nutritional use. During the tenth and eleventh centuries, Hypocrates, the grandfather of today’s scientific medicine regarded Nigella Sativa as a valuable remedy in hepatic and digestive disorders.
Ibn Sina, the author of the Canon of Medicine, one of the most famous books in the history of medicine recommended Blackseed as it stimulates the metabolism and to recover from dispiritedness and lethargy.
Black seed is also included in the list of natural drugs of al-Tibb al-n abawi, and, according to tradition, "hold onto the use of the black seed for in it is healing for all illnesses except death" (Sahih Bukhari vol 7 bk 71 #592). This prophetic reference in describing black seed as having a healing for all illnesses is not exaggerated as it at first appears. the many uses of black seed has earned for this ancient herb the Arabic approbation habbatul barakah, meaning the seed of blessing.
Black Cumin is a small plant, of the order Ranunculaceae which grows in the wild, originating in the Middle East like so many other spice plants and culinary herbs. Nigella Sativa is cultivated in France and Germany and it is found abundantly growing wild in Egypt, Asiatic Turkey and the Balkan States.
The taste of the seeds are of hot, peppery or spicy flavor.
TRADITIONAL RECIPIES
