What is Black Seed? It's effectiveness and benefits

Black Seed is the harvest plant. In botany it is classified in Renunculcea family. Its stem is erect and branched. Its leaves are light green. On these leaves there are long downy hairs. It flowers are blue and white coloured and are in the shape of stars. On the top of calyx every branch bears one flower. The fruit of it is in the shape of half type (round) container in which small rough black granules are available.

 
These seeds are called Kalonji in Urdu, black cumin in English, shoneez in Persian and Habbatul Sawda in Arabic. The cultivation of this plant is in abundance in India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Eastern countries. The farming of this plant is made to achieve the new seeds. These seeds are used in food and medicine. These seeds have a special smell.
 
In medical field Black Seed is used as an antiseptic medicine also. The seeds of Black Seed contain phosphorus, iron, and carbohydrate compound in abundance. After the chemical analysis of Black Seed seeds this fact has come to the light that it has carotene (yellowish substance). It converts into vitamin 'A' after inserting into the liver. Above all it contains so many compounds, which are useful in digestive system. It cures urinal diseases. It increases the resisting power of the body and has special strength in curing all types of diseases. Black Seed oil contains special type of fat ingredients Linolatic acid 60% and nearly 21% Lipase. It has capacity to keep the body cool in hot temperature. Mostly its seeds are used as medicine. Its seeds contain special substance Saponin Volatile oil and Nigelline a bitter tasting substance. These substances of Black Seed cure urinal Passage.
 
Black Seed Oil Cures the Following Diseases:
Asthma, Cough, allergy:  For the treatment of these diseases the following method is adopted. Take a cup of warm water, one spoon honey and half-teaspoon Black Seed oil. Mix together and drink in the morning before the breakfast. Similarly after dinner in the night treatment for 40 days. Avoid cool foodstuff.
 
Diabetes (sugar):  For the treatment of this disease the following method is adopted. Take one-cup decoction (black tea) mix half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and drink it in the morning and before going to bed. Avoid oily foodstuff, particularly fried items. If any other allopathic treatment is going on, continue that treatment. After 20 days check sugar, if it is normal allopathic treatment should be stopped and Black Seed treatment be continued. After forty days, sweet can be taken to check your sugar level. If it is normal stop the treatment.
 
Heart Attack:  In a cup of goat milk add half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day. Avoid all fatty food items. Continue treatment for ten days. After ten days use daily once.
 
Polio and Paralysis (Laqwa): Take one cup of warm water. Add one spoon of honey and half teaspoon Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice daily. And for children in two spoons milk add 3 drops of Black Seed oil and use this mixture three times a day. Treatment may continue forty days.
 
Joint-Pains and Arthritis, etc.:  Take one spoon of vinegar and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and mix two spoons honey, use twice a day (in the morning before breakfast and in the night after dinner) 
 
Dyspepsia Indigestion, Gases, Stomach Irritation and Stomach Ache:  In this stage one spoon of ginger juice add half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and drink twice a day. This treatment is also useful for removing obesity. This medicine makes the patient slim.
 
Ophthalmic Disease:  Redness of eyes, cataract, eye's trouble, eye weakness and watering, etc. treatment - take one cup of carrots juice mixed with half tea spoon Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (in the morning before breakfast and in the night after dinner. Treatment may continue for 40 days. Avoid pickle, brinjal, egg and fish.
 
Ladies Secret Diseases:(Leucorrhoea, white discharge, menses discharges 2 to 4 times a month, stomach pain, back pain). Take mint (pudina leaves) add two glasses of water and boil, then add half tea spoon Black Seed oil and drink one time in the morning before the breakfast and in the night at the time of going to bed. Treatment may continue for 40 days. Avoid pickle, brinjal, egg and fish.
 
Ladies Diseases: (Stoppage of menses for long term, stomach pain). Take one cup warm water add half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and two spoons honey and drink one time in the morning before breakfast and in the night after dinner. Treatment may continue for one month. Avoid potato and brinjal.
 
Cancer:(Intestine cancer, blood cancer, throat cancer, etc.)  Take one glass grape juice add half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and use thrice a day once in the morning before the breakfast, after lunch and after dinner. Take 1kg. Barley and 2kg. Wheat flour mix together make bread (roti) or daliya of harira and give to the patient. Treatment may continue for 40 days. Avoid potatoes, arvee, brinjal and ambada vegetable.
 
Poisonous Virus:  Take one glass warm water, add one spoon date (Khajur) powder, half tea spoon Black Seed Oil and two spoons honey, mix together and use thrice a day. Treatment may continue for forty days. Avoid potato, brinjal grams, pulses (Chana ki dal & Masoor ki dal)
 
Vital of the Body (Azme-e-Hali):  Take juice of orange (Malta) add half teaspoon Black Seed Oil and use it. Laziness and tiredness will be removed.
 
Memory Power:  To increase the memory power take 10 gm. Mint (Pudina leaves) and boil it with the water and add half tea spoon Black Seed Oil and use it twice a day. Treatment for twenty-one days.
 
Reanalcoli (Kidney Pain):  Take 250 gm. Black Seed, grind it and take one cup of honey, mix together. Out of this mixture take two spoons of mixture and add half-cup water and half teaspoon Black Seed Oil and use it once a day. Treatment may continue for twenty-one days.
 
Nausea or Vomiting:  Take one spoon caration powder and half teaspoon Black Seed Oil and boil it. Now in this warm mixture and Mint (Pudina) and use thrice a day.
 
Freshness and Handsomeness:  Take one spoon of Olive oil, mix together with half teaspoon Black Seed Oil and rub it on the face. After one hour wash it with soap water. Treatment may continue for one week.
 
General Weakness:  Take half teaspoon Black Seed Oil and add one spoon honey. Mix together and use it once a day. General weakness and other diseases will be removed.
 
Treatment of Swelling on Vital Organ:  On swelling below thigh and pulse, first wash it with soap water and dry. Rub the Black Seed Oil on the swelling part and keep it as it is for the next day morning. Treatment may continue for three days.
 
Leprosy: Take apple juice and Black Seed Oil. First rub apple juice and then Black Seed Oil one by one on the affected part.
 
Tumour:  Rub the Black Seed Oil on the affected part and drink half teaspoon of Black Seed Oil once. Treatment may continue for fifteen days.
 
Headache: Rub the Black Seed Oil on the fore head and near ears and also drink half teaspoon Black Seed Oil twice a day.
 
Chest Irritation and Stomach Trouble:  Take half teaspoon of Black Seed oil mix with a cup of milk and use this mixture twice daily. Treatment may continue for three days.
 
Hiccups:  Take one big spoon cream (Malai) mixed with two drops of Black Seed Oil and drink in the morning and in the night. Treatment may continue for seven days.
 
Blood Pressure: In any hot drink tea / coffee and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day also eat two cloves of garlic Daily.
 
Falling of Hair Prematurely: Rub limejuice on the head and leave it for fifteen minutes, then wash it with shampoo, after getting dried rub Black Seed oil all over the head. Falling of hairs will be controlled within a week. Treatment may continue for one week.
 
Brain Fever:  Allow the vapours of Black Seed oil to enter the body through breath. Take one lemon juice and half teaspoon Black Seed oil and use for 3 days twice a day. From fourth day half teaspoon Black Seed oil in one cup of decoction twice a day.
 
Kidney Trouble, Infection in the Kidney:  Take half teaspoon of Black Seed oil, add 2 gm akar khara powder, and mix one spoon honey with one cup of water and drink. This treatment is also useful for chronic cough (purani khansi). Treatment may continue 21 days.
 
Stomach Ache of the Children:  Take two drops of Black Seed oil mix it with mother's milk or cow milk and give to the child. Black Seed oil also should be rubbed on the ribs.
 
Piles, Flow of Blood , Constipation:  Take half teaspoon of Black Seed oil mixed with one-cup decoction (black tea) twice a day (one in morning before the breakfast and in the night). Avoid hot and spicy items.
 
Skin Diseases - (White / Black Spots):  In one cup of vinegar add half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and apply that on the affected area before going to sleep and take bath in the morning. Treatment may continue until you get relief.
 
Simple Fever:  Take half cup water and add half lemon juice mixed with half spoon Black Seed oil and use it twice a day. Treatment may continue until you get relief. Avoid use of rice.
 
Round Worms and Tape Worms in the Stomach:  Take half spoon vinegar mixed with half tea spoon of Black Seed oil and use it twice a day and eat some coconut pieces. Avoid sugar preparation.
 
Stone in Kidney , Bladder and Uterus:  Take one cup of warm water and add two spoon of honey mixed with half tea spoon of Black Seed oil and use that twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and once in the night after dinner). Avoid tomatoes, spinach (palak), lemon, diet, curry leaves (kariyapak).
 
Epilepsy:  Take on cup of warm water and add two spoons of honey, mix them and add half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and use it twice a day. During this treatment cold food should not be taken. Avoid guava, banana, and fig for three years.
 
Ear Diseases, Ear Ache, Flow of Pus, Low Hearing:  Heat the Black Seed and let it cool and drop two drops of cooled Black Seed oil in the ear.
 
Crack Hand and Foot with Blood Flow:  Take one glass of sweet lime (mousambi) juice and add half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (in the morning before breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Avoid chicken, egg, brinjal use the herbal ointment made from Black Seed.
 
Facial Problem, Pimples, Red Granules and any Type of Spots:  Take one-cup orange mousambi (sweet lime) juice or pineapple juice and add half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Also use Black Seed pimple cream for application. Treatment may continue for four weeks. Avoid hot eatable items.
 
Dental Diseases:  Fall of teeth prematurely, weakness of the teeth, flow of blood from the teeth, bad smell of the mouth, swelling on gums. Take one cup of curd and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and second time after dinner). Also use Black Seed herbal tooth powder.
 
Male Related Diseases:  Night fall: take one cup apple juice and add half tea spoon of Black Seed oil and use this twice a day in the morning before the breakfast and in the night after dinner. Daily four drops of Black Seed oil should be rubbed on the head. Treatment may continue for 20 days. Avoid hot or spicy eatable items.
 
Blood Deficiency (Anaemia) and Ulcer in the Intestine:  Take a branch of mint (pudina leaves) mixed with water, boil it and make a cup of juice and add half tea spoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning and second time in the evening). Use curd always with food. Treatment may continue for 21 days.
 
Jaundice:  Take a one-cup of milk and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning and once after the dinner). Treatment may continue for one week. Avoid fatty and soar eatable items.
 
Swelling of Throat , Lungs Problems:  Take one cup of warm water and add two-tea spoon honey and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 10 days. Avoid ice cream, ice water, coconut, lemon, orange and mousambi.
 
Cough:  Take one cup of warm water add two spoons of honey mixed with half tea spoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for two weeks. Avoid cold stuff items.
 
Heart Attack, Swelling on Breathing Veins:(Blockage of heart valves, breathing problem, cold sweating, pressure on heart). Take one cup of goat milk and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 21 days. Avoid fatty items.
 
Maternity:(The mental weakness after child born, tiredness and bleeding related diseases)  Take one cup of cucumber juice and half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 40 days. 
 
Digestion Food, Colour of Face, etc.:  Mix two spoon of ginger, half spoon of Black Seed oil and one spoon of sugar and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 10 days. Avoid gas-creating foods.
 
Burning Micturiation:  Take one-cup sweet lime (Mosambi) juice and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 10 days. Avoid hot stuff items, chilli and soar food items.
 
Worms in the Stomach:  Mix one spoon of vinegar with half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day (once in the morning before the breakfast and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 10 days. Avoid sweets.
 
Joint Pains: (Swelling on ankle and other pains in the joints).  Take one spoon vinegar and two spoon of honey and add half spoon of Black Seed oil use this mixture twice a day and also massage with same oil. Avoid gas-producing elements.
 
Bald Headed:  Rub Black Seed oil on the head twice a day and use a mixture of one cup of coffee mix with half-teaspoon oil and use it twice a day.
 
To Maintain Healthy Body:  To wheat flour add half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and make a roti and eat. Inshallah you will remain healthy.
 
Madness and Piles:  Take half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and mix with cold water and drink. If you mix the same oil with boiled water and let it cool and drink piles will be cured. For a snake poison same process should be adopted. Avoid guava, banana and sitaphal.
 
Toothpain and Swelling of Gums:  Take one spoon vinegar and add half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and apply on affected area for 2 or 3 minutes and rinse the mouth. Repeat this process twice a day. Treatment may continue for one week.
 
Severe Cold:  Take half-cup water and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and quarter spoon of olive oil and mix together and filter. Put two drops of filter mixture into the mouth. This method is best for old cold. Continue this process twice a day.
 
Skin Disease Related to Pimples Boils, etc.:  Before going to bed apply Black Seed oil to the affected areas of the body and sleep. In the morning wash it with soap. This treatment may continue for 21 days. 
 
To Keep The Face and Skin Smooth:  Take two big spoon of honey and half spoon of Black Seed oil and half spoon of olive oil and mix together. Use this process twice a day (once in the morning and in the night before going to bed). Treatment may continue for 40 days.
 
Piles:  Take one spoon of vinegar and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and apply on the piles. This process may be used twice a day.
 
Disease of Liver and Abdomen:  Take 20 gm of honey and half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and drink this mixture half in the morning before breakfast and half in the nigh before going to bed. Treatment may continue for one month.
 
Menstruations Problem:  Take one spoon honey and mix with half teaspoon of Black Seed oil and drink one teaspoon in the morning before the breakfast and one teaspoon in the evening. Use this process for two weeks.
 
Any Type of Swelling:  Heat required quantity of Black Seed Oil and apply on affected area. Half teaspoon of Black Seed oil to be consumed twice a day.
 
Poisonous Attacks:  Eat two pieces of fig and take half spoon of Black Seed Oil and mix with two spoons of honey and drink, with this mixture you will be protected from snakebites. Don't allow the patient to sleep for four hours. Use this mixture for seven days.
 
High Temperature:  Take half teaspoon of Black Seed oil with decoction (tea with out milk). Continue till temperature comes to normal.
 
Burns:  30 gms of olive oil and 5 gms of Black Seed oil, 15 gms of calamus (bunch) and 80 gms of mehendi leaves. Mix together and apply on affected parts.
 
Obesity:  Half teaspoon of Black Seed Oil, two spoon of honey mixed in Luke warm water and take twice a day. Avoid taking rice.
 
Dandruff:  Mix 10 gms of Black Seed Oil, 30 gms of olive oil, 30 gms of mehendi powder. Heat for a while. Apply after the paste becomes cool.
 
Sound Sleep:  After dinner take half teaspoon of Black Seed Oil with one spoon honey, you will get sound sleep.
 
For Activeness:  Take half teaspoon of Black Seed oil with honey daily before breakfast.
 
For Increasing Mother's Milk:  One-cup milk with two drops of Black Seed oil in the morning before breakfast and before going to bed.
 
Leprosy, White Spot of any Kinds:  Take half spoon of Black Seed Oil in one cup of orange juice and use this portion twice a day or take one spoon vinegar (home made) one-spoon honey and half spoon Black Seed oil mixed together and use this mixture twice a day. Treatment may continue until the symptoms disappear.
 
Skin Disease:  In one cup of vinegar add half-teaspoon Black Seed oil and apply this mixture on the effected areas before going to sleep and take bath in the morning. Treatment may continue until you get relief.
 
Stomach Pain (All types):  In the glass of sweat lime (mousambi) juice add two spoons of honey and half teaspoon Black Seed oil and use this mixture twice a day. Avoid all gas producing elements. Treatment may continue for 20 days.
Stone in Kidney:  In a cup of warm water add two tea spoons honey and half tea spoon Black Seed Oil, dilute and use this mixture twice a day. Avoid spinach, lemon, sweat lime (mousambi), tomatoes. This treatment should continue until the stone is discharged.
 
From Head Head to Toe:  Mix one cup of orange juice with half teaspoon Black Seed Oil, take before break fast and bedtime. Treatment is for four months.
 
Falling of Hair Prematurely:  Rub the limejuice on the head and leave it for 15 minutes then wash it with shampoo, after getting dry rub Black Seed oil all over the head. Falling of hair will be controlled within a week. Treatment is for one week or as required.
 
Swelling of Stomach:  Mix 3 gms of Ajwan, 3 gms methi, 4 drops of Black Seed oil together. Take the mixture before breakfast and after dinner. Avoid potatoes and sweet items.
 
Joint Pains, Back Ache & Neck Pain:  Eat two pieces of dry fig and add 4 drops of Black Seed oil in one cup of milk. Do not eat anything till two hours. Treatment is to be continued for 2 months. Avoid potatoes, tomatoes, green chillies and bottled gaud.
 
Persistent Cough:  Mix 10 gms of Akal Kara, 200 gms honey, and 100 gms Black Seed oil together. Take the mixture one spoon thrice a day. Restrict from ice cream, fridge water, and custard apple. Treatment is for 40 days.
 
Soriasis:  Mix, juice of six limes with 50 gms of Black Seed oil together, rub on the affected places.
 
Uterus Problems:  ½ bunch of pudina juice, 2 spoon of misri powder, ½ teaspoon of Black Seed oil, mix and use before breakfast. This treatment is for 40 days.
 
Stammering:  Mix half spoon of Black Seed oil in 2 spoons of honey and keep it on the tongue twice a day.