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Why Blackseed oil ?

Blackseed oil come from Nigella sativa, a small plant with pale purple, blue, or white flowers that grows in Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and the Middle East.

Blackseed oil

Nigella sativa is a small black seed that has been used for centuries in herbal medicine. The seed comes from a flowering plant (part of the Ranunculacea family) native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean.

Nigella sativa is sometimes used to treat certain health conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, and inflammation, and has long been used as a spice and food preservative.

Blackseed oil is from Black seeds which is also called black caraway, black cumin, and black onion seeds and it contains chemical compounds called thymoquinone and caryophyllene that have been linked to certain health benefits, explains Stephanie Ferrari, a Massachusetts-based registered dietitian. 

 Blackseed oil is also used for the treatment of diabetes, hypertension, weight loss.

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According to a 2011 study published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology, for instance, black seed oil was found to reduce the presence of nasal congestion and itching, runny nose, and sneezing after two weeks.

According to verywellhealth.com study authors concluded that black seed oil has therapeutic potential in the treatment of the condition due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, , immune-modulator, antimicrobial, and analgesic effects.

Also cookinglight.com says Black seed oil has been linked to improved liver function and prevention of liver damage, liver disease, and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, explains Cate Ritter, a certified functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner and its chemical compounds have been shown to provide strong anti-pathogenic and anti-fungal properties.

It may also help improve blood pressureblood lipids and even fight cancer, says Ferrari.  

“There is also evidence that the seed oil is an antioxidant, and may have antibacterial properties when tested under laboratory conditions,” explains Susan Bowerman, a Los Angeles-based registered dietitian. As mentioned, though, there are limited human studies to back up the purported benefits of black seed oil, so it’s difficult to draw any hard conclusions on its healing properties says cookinglight.com


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