Black cumin
Instructions for use:
- 1. Composition and useful properties
- 2. The use of black cumin for treatment
- 3. Contraindications to the use of black cumin
Black caraway is a low (up to 40 cm) herbaceous plant. Its stem is branching, covered with fine hairs. Leaves are heavily indented. Black cumin blooms in the middle of summer with blue flowers, very small. It is after flowering, at the end of summer, that seeds are formed, which are a wonderful medicinal raw material. They are used to make healing oils. Black cumin seeds are harvested from late summer to September.
In the East, black cumin is very popular: people there consider this plant sacred and have been using it for 3000 years. In the East, since ancient times, it has been believed that treatment with black cumin and its use for prevention can get rid of any disease.
Previously, cumin grew only in hot countries. Gradually, cumin appeared in Russia. It can be found in the south and southeast of the country, where cumin grows like a weed.
Other names for black cumin are as follows:
- Nigella;
- Chernukha;
- Black coriander.
Composition and useful properties of black cumin
Black cumin seed oil contains more than 100 components, and some of them are not even sufficiently researched. Black cumin seed contains 35% fatty oil and approximately 0.5% essential oil. The use of black cumin for treatment is carried out using seed powder and oil. Thus, in any case, useful substances in the seeds of the plant are used.
The chemical composition of black cumin is very rich:
- Calcium;
- Iron;
- Phosphorus;
- Carbohydrates;
- B vitamins;
- Group E vitamins;
- Acids.
The list of acids in caraway seeds is quite large:
- Oleic;
- Linoleic;
- Palmitic;
- Stearic acid;
- Eicosenic;
- Alpha linoleic acid.
Thanks to this composition, the use of black cumin for the treatment and prevention of many diseases has all the indications. The use of black cumin has a beneficial effect on the body:
- There is an activation of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Eliminates fermentation, colic, belching and heartburn;
- The cardiovascular system is strengthened.
Black cumin also acts as:
- Anti-inflammatory agent;
- Pain reliever - for headache and toothache;
- Cleansing - for skin problems (abscesses, acne, boils);
- Anti-cancer - for the prevention and treatment of oncology (especially of the pancreas);
- Antispasmodic - for painful menstruation.
Bread made with black cumin is loved by many for its unsurpassed aroma and originality of taste. It has been scientifically established that even inhaling the smell of caraway seeds significantly improves a person's well-being.
The use of black cumin for treatment
The use of black cumin has been known for a long time. So, in the form of oil, cumin is used for the following purposes:
- As an anthelmintic (on an empty stomach, with pumpkin seeds and garlic);
- As a cosmetic agent to prevent the formation of stretch marks on the skin during pregnancy, after childbirth;
- For the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis;
- To enhance immunity;
- To enhance the growth of hair, nails;
- As an antifungal agent;
- Relieves inflammation, cracks from the skin;
- Dissolves kidney and gall bladder stones;
- Treats colds (SARS, flu, bronchitis, sore throat);
- Helps relieve pain and inflammation in rheumatism.
With urolithiasis, cumin should be consumed with honey, then the effect of using black cumin for the treatment of this disease will be maximum. The use of black cumin allows you to increase a person's performance and vitality.
Reviews of black cumin indicate the active use of black cumin in other forms. So, the fried seeds are crushed, vegetable oil is added. This composition serves as an excellent substitute for nose drops for any colds accompanied by a runny nose.
A warming compress from black cumin, according to reviews, can be done like this: put the seeds in a cloth bandage, fix and apply on the forehead, legs, arms, back.
The use of black cumin in the form of a drink (brewed seeds) is responsible for its soothing properties. Such a drink will have a beneficial effect on the state of the nervous system.
As you know from reviews about black caraway seeds, this remedy has a great effect on blood circulation. At the same time, the skin color becomes much better.
There are reviews of black cumin by scientists who have established its powerful effect on blood vessels. Thus, cumin can be used to treat vascular diseases. It has been scientifically proven that the use of black cumin for the treatment of sclerosis of the cerebral vessels gives a good effect.
The use of black cumin is indicated for young mothers when their lactation is getting better. Cumin has the ability to activate milk production in the mammary glands.
Regular use of caraway seeds in products will not give an opportunity for worms and other parasites to appear in the body. In addition, this plant serves as a preventive measure against intestinal dysbiosis.
The use of black cumin can reduce blood sugar, and therefore is indicated for patients with diabetes mellitus. Useful substances in the composition of cumin can reduce painful lymph nodes, improve vision. Helps cumin as a fixative for diarrhea (diarrhea) and difficulty urinating.
There are reviews of black cumin as a remedy for getting rid of warts and moles. In this case, a gruel from ground seed is mixed with honey and applied to the affected area, a bandage is worn for a day. Even in antiquity, reviews of black cumin as a remedy for leprosy were known.
A great way to get rid of phlegm for a cold is to take cumin with lemon juice.
The smoke from burning cumin can get rid of annoying insects.
The general strengthening property of black cumin when used is due to the fact that the beneficial substances in its composition are able to stimulate the production of bone marrow and cells of the immune system. This is evidenced by reviews of black cumin by researchers from the Immunobiological Laboratory from Southern California.
In addition, the studies of these scientists in the reviews of black cumin, prove the use of this drug as a powerful tool in the fight against cancer.
The substances in caraway serve as an antidote for snake and poisonous insect bites.
Contraindications to the use of black cumin
With all the variety of useful properties of cumin, its use has practically no side effects.
The use of black cumin is contraindicated only for women during pregnancy. When breastfeeding, it is allowed to use black cumin for treatment only with external use.
In addition, treatment with black cumin in patients with transplanted organs such as liver, heart and kidneys is a danger. This is due to the fact that in the case of using black cumin, a person's immunity is significantly enhanced, and this can lead to organ rejection.
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
