Thymoquinone Fights Against Seasonal Allergies

 

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'Black cumin seed oil contains a known immune modulator that could potentially help millions of people dry up their sinuses.
Now, we’re not talking about the spice cumin — that’s a totally different plant species from black cumin. This is something else entirely.
So, although I would always advise to cook liberally with cumin, it probably won’t help your runny, itchy nose. Sorry.
But black cumin, however, may very well help because it provides thymoquinone — an immune modulator.
Let's explore how it works.'

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From Tomb To Table: Cumin's Health Benefit's Rediscovered

'Traded along spice routes separating ancient cultures by vast distances, spices like cumin were once worth their weight in gold. Has modern science now revealed why, beyond their remarkable aesthetic value, they were so highly prized?

Many spices are perfectly happy living a charmed life as seasonings, peppering things generously with flavor, and without ever arousing the suspicion that they may be capable of profound acts of healing, as well.

Meet cumin, a member of the parsley family, which is to say from a well-known family of healers native to the central Mediterranean region (southern Italy, Algeria and Tunisia).'

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Black Cumin Seed Oil Hits Nutrient Research Headlines

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'Centuries ago, black cumin seeds were used to treat digestive problems, fatigue, headaches, intestinal worms and parasites, infections, nasal congestion, skin problems, toothaches, the common cold and many more ailments. Since 1959, there have been hundreds of studies conducted all over the world and are still ongoing to determine the effects of nigella sativa on various conditions and diseases.

Many reports have been published based on these studies and trials. Here are some of the findings and the potential healing power of black cumin oil or black seed oil.'

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Black Cumin Seed Oil reduces inflammation and infection

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Black Cumin Seeds

 

'Nigella sativa is one the
most revered medicinal seeds in history. The best seeds come from
Egypt where they grow under almost perfect conditions in oases
where they are watered until the seed pods form. Black cumin seeds
were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Though black cumin seeds
are mentioned in the Bible as well as in the words of the Prophet
Mohammed, they were not carefully researched until about forty
years ago. Since this time, more than 200 studies have been conducted
in universities.'



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'According to tradition, the Prophet Muhammad described black seed as a
cure for every disease except death. The great physician Ibn Sina
(980–1037), better known as Avicenna, stated that black seed works as an
expectorant, stimulates the body’s energy and helps overcome fatigue
and dispiritedness.' 



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