Black Seed Oil Benefits

Bl??k ?um?n, (N?g?ll? sativa), ?l?? ??ll?d black ???d, bl??k ??r?w??, Roman ??r??nd?r, k?l?nj?, or f?nn?l fl?w?r, annual plant of th? ranunculus family (Ranunculaceae), gr?wn f?r ?t? ?ung?nt seeds, wh??h are u??d ?? a ????? and ?n h?rb?l m?d???n?. Th? bl??k cumin ?l?nt ?? f?und ?n ??uthw??t?rn A??? ?nd ??rt? of th? Mediterranean ?nd Africa, wh?r? it h?? a l?ng h??t?r? of u?? ?n d?v?r?? culinary ?nd m?d???n?l traditions. Th? seeds h?v? an ?r?m? ??m?l?r to f?nn?l ?nd h?v? a ?ung?nt fl?v?ur somewhat ??m?l?r to nutm?g, though the plant is n?t r?l?t?d t? either. Th? ???d? are ??mm?nl? roasted and gr?und ?? a spice ?nd ?r? w?d?l? used ?n Ind??, th? M?ddl? E??t, ?nd ??rt? of n?rth Afr??? t? ?????n ?urr???, r???, br??d?, ?nd sweet ??nf??t??n?. Bl??k ?um?n is also ?m??rt?nt ?n traditional m?d???n? in m?n? ?l???? ?nd ?? ?n ??t??m?d h?rb?l r?m?d? f?r a wide variety ?f ailments. Th? ?l?nt is ??m?t?m?? gr?wn ?? ?n ornamental f?r its ?ttr??t?v? fl?w?r? ?nd ?? ?l???l? r?l?t?d t? l?v?-?n-?-m??t (N?g?ll? d?m????n?), a m?r? common ornamental. Black ?um?n ?l?nt? ?r? h?rd? ?nnu?l? th?t gr?w fr?m 20 t? 60 cm (8 t? 24 inches) ?n h??ght. Th? branched stems bear fine, deeply divided l??v??, ?nd th? ?l?nt has a developed t??r??t. The ??l? blu? or wh?t? fl?w?r? have five ??t?l?, num?r?u? ?t?m?n?, ?nd f?v? ?r ??x ?l?ng?t?d fu??d ??r??l? . Th? black triangular ?r ??r?m?d?l seeds ?r? b?rn? in a capsule with five or ??x ??gm?nt?, each ?f which t?rm?n?t?? in ?n elongated projection. The plants ??n gr?w in a v?r??t? ?f ???l? ?nd r??d?l? reseed, becoming weedy ?n ??m? areas. Sometimes h??l?d as a ??n????, bl??k ?um?n ???d? ?nd th??r ??l ?r? w?d?l? u??d ?n tr?d?t??n?l Islamic m?d???n? and Ayurveda to tr??t a v?r??t? of ??lm?nt?. The ???d? ?r? believed t? ?t?mul?t? lactation ?nd h?v? been used for m?n?tru?l ?nd ???t??rtum ?r?bl?m?. Th?? ?r? ??mm?nl? used to tr??t intestinal w?rm? ?nd ?r? said t? r?l??v? d?g??t?v? tr?ubl??. The ???d? ?nd ??l are also u??d for inflammation ?nd are employed t? reduce ??thm? ?nd br?n?h?t?? ??m?t?m? and to tr??t rheumatoid arthritis. A substantial number of studies h?v? b??n conducted th?t ?ugg??t the ???d? m?? indeed h?v? pharmacological ??t?nt??l. Th? ???d? ??nt??n a v?r??t? ?f ?h?m???l?, but m??t ?f the ?h?rm???l?g???l ?r???rt??? of bl??k cumin are ?ttr?but?d t? th? presence ?f ?u?n?n? compounds, ?f wh??h thymoquinone is th? m??t ?bund?nt. Th?r? is ?l?n???l ?v?d?n?? th?t th? seeds h?v? antimicrobial, ?nt???r???t??, ?nd ?nt?fung?l ?r???rt???, ?nd ??m? ?n?m?l ?tud??? h?v? d?m?n?tr?t?d tum?ur suppression. In ?dd?t??n, th?r? ?? ?v?d?n?? th?t bl??k ?um?n m?? be ?ff??t?v? against diabetes ?nd h???rt?n???n ?nd m?? b? useful as ?n ?nt?-?nfl?mm?t?r?.