Nigiella Sativa, Black Cumin Oil, Therapeutic Properties, Dr.Pati, Abhay Kumar Pati, Biotechayur

HAYWARD, Calif. - July 18, 2026 - PRLog -- Nigiella Sativa, Black Cumin Oil

Dr.Abhay Kumar Pati, An Ayurvedic  Physician, Researcher, Dietary Food Formulator,
Hayward, CA USA

Nigiella Sativa, Black Cumin Oil, Therapeutic Properties

Nigiella Sativa (Black seed )is the common name for the seeds of the Nigella sativa plant. This plant is a small shrub with green leaves and white and purplish flowers. It grows worldwide, but most commonly in southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and southwest Asia. It's also known as nigella, black cumin, fennel flower, black caraway,.

Black seed oil is extracted from these seeds. The oil and the seeds, which can be eaten raw or lightly toasted, have long been used as medicinal plants in the regions where N. sativa is grown. It even appears in the words of the Prophet Muhammad, who describes the seeds as "a remedy for every illness except death." Early herb specialists described it as "the herb from heaven." The seeds were also mentioned in the Holy Bible and ancient Greek medicine.

Because black seed oil contains the compound thymoquinone, it's believed to have various properties that can support your health.

Nigella sativa (N. sativa) (Family Ranunculaceae) is a widely used medicinal plant throughout the world. It is very popular in various traditional systems of medicine like Unani and Tibb, Ayurveda and Siddha. Seeds and oil have a long history of folklore usage in various systems of medicines and food. The seeds of N. sativa have been widely used in the treatment of different diseases and ailments. In Islamic literature, it is considered as one of the greatest forms of healing medicine.

It has been widely used as antihypertensive, liver tonics, diuretics, digestive, anti-diarrheal, appetite stimulant, analgesics, anti-bacterial and in skin disorders. Extensive studies on N. sativa have been carried out by various researchers and a wide spectrum of its pharmacological actions have been explored which may include antidiabetic, anticancer, immunomodulator, analgesic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, bronchodilator, hepato-protective, renal protective, gastro-protective, antioxidant properties, etc. Due to its miraculous power of healing, N. sativa has got the place among the top ranked evidence based herbal medicines. This is also revealed that most of the therapeutic properties of this plant are due to the presence of thymoquinone which is major bioactive component of the essential oil. The present review is an effort to provide a detailed survey of the literature on scientific researches of pharmacognostical characteristics, chemical composition and pharmacological activities of the seeds of this plant.
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