Nigella sativa or Black seed flower honey:
Honey is not just a sugar rather a complex combination of enzymes, organic acid, trace materials, and yet unidentified compounds. It is an abundant source of protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, niacin, vitamin C, and other minerals. Honey is attributed to both internal and external healing.
Black seed (Nigella sativa), identified as the curative black cumin in the Holy Bible, is an annual herb that belongs to the family Ranunculaceae. Flower comes out as yellow, bluish-white, and also purplish.
Black Seed contains high protein, carbohydrate, essential fatty acid, vitamin A, B1, B2, C, niacin, calcium, potassium, and iron. Flavonoids present in black seeds are being widely studied for its emerging evidence to induce improvements in memory, learning, and cognition. In addition, quite a few pharmacological effects of Nigella sativa seed, its oil, various extracts and active components have been identified to include immune stimulation, anti-inflammation, analgesic, hypoglycemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-asthmatic, antimicrobial, anti-parasitic, antioxidant and anticancer effects.
Honey and Black seed are considered natural healers for almost all dis¬eases. The benefit of these two agents is highly acknowledged by every society and culture from ancient till modern age. Black seed and Honey are among the most powerful ingredients from the branch of Prophetic Medicine. The limitless advantage of honey is stated in the Holy Qur’an in a Chapter named ‘An-Nahl’ meaning ‘The Bee’. The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said “Honey is a medicine for the body. Prophet emphasized that “There is healing in Black Cumin for all diseases except death”.
By nature, bees collect nectar from the black seed flowers and build hive to store as food. Hence, honey derived from the Black Cumin flower is religiously believed to contain dual benefits (nutritional and medicinal values) for human beings. The benefits of this honey are:
– Anti-inflammation
– Antimicrobial
– Enhancing body immune system
– Treating gastrointestinal issues
– Wound healing
– Increasing libido and helping the infertility treatment in men
– Empowering pregnant women to have less pain while giving birth to babies.
Black seed flower honey of PHD (Partak Health Developers) company is obtained by honey bee collecting nectar of Black seed flowers which are grown in specific regions of Iran. The honey is physically dark brown in color and acidic in nature.
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Sources:
– Kolahdooz M. (et. al.) (2014), “Effects of Nigella sativa L. seed oil on abnormal semen quality in infertile men: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial”
– Randhawa M. A. and Alghamdi M. S. (2011), “Anticancer Activity of Nigella sativa (Black Seed) — A Review”, The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Vol. 39, No. 06
– Rayhan Md. A. (et. al.) (2019), “Black seed honey—A powerful ingredient of prophetic medicine; its neuropharmacological potential”, JOURNAL OF APITHERAPY, VOL 5, NO. 2
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