Black Cumin, Nigella sativa, spice, preservative & medicine

Nigella sativa, Black Cumin (known as kaljeera (Assamese kalzira or kolazira), kalo jira(Bengali: kalojira, black cumin), karum cheerakam (Tamil கருஞ்சீரகம்), kalonji (Hindi/Urduकलौंजीkalaumjī or كلونجى/कलोंजी kalomjī) or mangrail (Hindi मंगरैल mamgarail), ketzakh (Hebrew קצח), chernushka(Russian),çörek otu (Turkish), habbat al-barakah (Arabic حبه البركة ḥabbat al-barakah, seed of blessing), siyah daneh (Persian سیاه‌دانه siyâh dâne), jintan hitam (Indonesian), karim jeerakam in Malayalam, Karto Jeera in (Beary Language). wiki.)

In Western Asia, Turkey, Iraq, and Egypt and along the Eastern Mediterranean region black seed oil has been known for centuries for it's benefits to health and was a most common spice during the Middle Ages. The steam distilled oil of black cumin seeds is used in case of:

- Constipation, diarrhea and flatulence,
- Weakened liver function,
- Migraines,
- Strengthens the vitality of the organism,
- Anti-fatigue and inflammation,
- Improves digestion and appetite,
- Accelerates sweating and reduces fever,
- Removes parasites (worms) from the body,
- A good antidote for bacterial, fungal and viral diseases
- Bleeding (epistaxis, and hemophilia),
- Carcinogenic disease
- Reduces blood sugar level,
- Accelerates the excretion of urine,
- Stimulates milk production in nursing mothers,
- Regulates growth hormones,
- Good for lowering blood cholesterol,
- Iinflammation of the nasal cavity,
- Dry cough,
- Bronchial asthma and flu

- Allergies
- Neurodermatitis,
- Psoriasis,
- To regulate the immune system,
- To relieve the symptoms of asthma,
- For the alleviation of chemotherapy side effects,
- Digestive problems,
- High blood pressure
- In veterinary medicine.
- Also used as an aphrodisiac

Here you can find some more ways to use it, actually there are a lot of useful pages on how to use this wonderful miracle maker, I can confirm that it works almost instantly in case of diarrhea and works quite well in case of allergies (swollen throat, eczema). I heard that Mohammed said that black cumin cures every disease but death itself, in our times a lot of scientific research was done on black cumin, and some confirmed that many from the list above are rightfully holding their place on it. I am not saying that this or any other herb can totally replace medical treatments, but for sure they have bean used in pharmacy for years, and that is a certain testament to their value, especially for modern skeptics. Most of pharmaceutical medicine create imbalance in our bodies, use of natural substances can bring the balance back, after all, our organisms are used to those for centuries.