Black Cumin - A Life Elixir

A Life Elixir for all Illness Except Death Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:57 AM PDT by Ian Clark The Alternative Daily Known as Islam’s miracle cure seed, black cumin is also called Habbatul barakah, meaning “seed of blessing.” Black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa) have been used therapeutically for over 3,300 years, since their first reported discovery in Egyptian Pharoah Tutankhamun’s tomb. Part of the buttercup family, the seeds are dark, thin, and crescent-shaped when whole. There have been reports of these “magical” seeds used throughout history in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and India, for minor headaches and skin irritations to otherwise deemed impossible circumstances. Black cumin seed is regarded throughout the entire Middle East as one of the most powerful anti-carcinogenic herbs ever in existence… Cleopatra used it as a beauty treatment. Queen Nefertiti used black seed oil to bring luster to her hair and nails. Hippocrates used it to cure digestive and metabolic disorders. The Prophet Muhammad called it “a remedy for every illness except death.” Archaeologists even confirmed King Tut kept a bottle of black cumin seed oil in his tomb –for use in the afterlife. It comes as no surprise that black cumin seed oil has also been used by practitioners of Ayurvedic and Chinese traditional medicines for thousands of years for a similarly endless list of conditions, from migraines to diabetes to cancer. In recent years, it has been put to the test and several scientific studies confirm its long reported health benefits. Read more »