Re: black cumin seed as cure for MS?

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Yes, I've heard of it and highly recommend it. I used to live in

Germany and you could buy it everywhere. Here in Canada, it's pretty

hard to find though. 3 tsp a day has gotten rid of bronchitis is as

little as 1-2 days. It's very potent stuff. I had a book about it in

German and it's probably one of the most valuable (and cheap)

substances you get for many different things.

The above dosage would make me break out in a few pimples so it could

be classified as a detoxifier I think so like they say, start slow. I

would use the straight oil, vs the capsules (tried them, had much

lesser results but of course it may just have been a quality issue).

It seems to be a very stable oil, the one I have is from Baraka and is

preserved with Vitamin E. After reading this I'm thinking I should

just take it prophylactically!

Sharon Hoehner

www.sharethecause.com/detoxqueen

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> Anyone heard about this? Source; my mom in Los Angeles

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> I went to a very interesting Tea Shop here in L.A. where the owner

carries

> lots of products made with Black Cumin. I bought the tea, a

tincture, black

> cumin seeds and some capsules. Everything is organic and kosher.

The owner

> of the company is from Israel. Although she primarily imports and

sells the

> wonderful Rooibos tea, she carries lots of herbal products but she

> especially touted items made with the Black Cumin. When I told her

about you

> and the MS, she told me that her good friend had gone into remission

from MS

> after religiously taking it. She started with a low dosage and gradually

> increased it.

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> At her shop she carries it as a tincture--(you start with 1/4

teaspoon 3

> times a day and gradually increase or see how your body tolerates it

and you

> can take more right away), a bottle of capsules, infused into tea,

and the

> seeds themselves. She also has it infused into a tea.

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> When I told her you don't like hot tea and would probably not go to the

> trouble of making it into iced tea, she suggested getting you the

capsules

> and the tincture. So I got you both--the tincture, the capsules, as

well as

> the seeds themselves.

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> I have always been partial to cumin and add it to as many dishes as I

> can--from guacomole to Middle Eastern Dishes, even chicken soup..

Of course

> black cumin is a very special kind of the just plain cumin that I have

> always loved.

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> I would like you to read about it and if you feel it would help you

I would

> be happy to overnight it to you.

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> I have a very good feeling about this and think it would have good

results.

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> I do love you, please know that.

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> Mom

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> Black Cumin (Nigella sativa)

> Black Cumin Seed Oil helps support the health of the immune system.

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> Black Cumin was discovered in Tutankhamen's tomb, implying that it

played an

> important role in ancient Egyptian practices. Although its exact role in

> Egyptian culture is not known, we do know that items entombed with a

king

> were carefully selected to assist him in the afterlife. The earliest

written

> reference to black seed is found in the book of Isaiah in the Old

Testament.

> Isaiah contrasts the reaping of black cumin with wheat: For the

black cumin

> is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled

over the

> cumin, but the black cumin is beaten out with a stick, and the cumin

with a

> rod. (Isaiah 28:25,27 NKJV).

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> Easton's Bible Dictionary clarifies that the Hebrew word for black

cumin,

> " ketsah, " refers to " without doubt the Nigella sativa, a small

annual of the

> order Ranunculaceae which grows wild in the Mediterranean countries

and is

> cultivated in Egypt and Syria for its seed. " Dioscoredes, a Greek

physician

> of the 1st century, recorded that black seeds were taken to treat

headaches,

> nasal congestion, toothache and intestinal worms. They were also

used, he

> reported, as a diuretic to promote menstruation and increase milk

> production. The Muslim scholar al-Biruni (973-1048), who composed a

treatise

> on the early origins of Indian and Chinese drugs, mentions that the

black

> seed is a kind of grain called alwanak in the Sigzi dialect. Later,

this was

> confirmed by Suhar Bakht who explained it to be habb-i-Sajzi (viz. Sigzi

> grains). This reference to black seed as " grains " points to the seed's

> possible nutritional use during the tenth and eleventh centuries.

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> In the Greco-Arab/Unani-Tibb system of medicine, which originated from

> Hippocrates, his contemporary Galen and Ibn Sina, black seed has been

> regarded as a valuable remedy in hepatic and digestive disorders and has

> been described as a stimulant in a variety of conditions, ascribed to an

> imbalance of cold humors. Ibn Sina (980-1037), most famous for his

volumes

> called " The Canon of Medicine, " regarded by many as the most famous

book in

> the history of medicine, East or West, refers to black seed as the seed

> " that stimulates the body's energy and helps recovery from fatigue or

> dispiritedness. " Black seed is also included in the list of natural

drugs of

> Al-Tibb al-N abawi, and according to tradition, " Hold onto the use

of the

> black seed for in it is healing for all illnesses except death. " This

> prophetic reference in describing black seed as " having a healing

for all

> illnesses " is not exaggerated as it at first appears. Recent

research has

> provided evidence, which indicates that black seed contains an

ability to

> significantly boost the human immune system - if taken over time. The

> prophetic phrase, " hold onto the use of the seed, " also emphasizes

> consistent usage of the seed. Black seed has been traditionally used

in the

> Middle and Far East countries for centuries to treat ailments including

> bronchial asthma and bronchitis, rheumatism and related inflammatory

> diseases, to increase milk production in nursing mothers, to treat

digestive

> disturbances, to support the body's immune system, to promote

digestion and

> elimination and to fight parasitic infestation. Its oil has been used to

> treat skin conditions such as eczema and boils and is used topically to

> treat cold symptoms. The many uses of black seed have earned for this

> ancient herb the Arabic approbation habbatul barakah, meaning " the

seed of

> blessing. "

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> Chemical Analysis

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> Black Seed brand Oil contains several ingredients (in significant

amounts)

> with potential value. Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Seed is rich in

> nutritional values. Monosaccharides (single molecule sugars) in the

form of

> glucose, rhamnose, xylose, and arabinose are found in the black

seed. The

> Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Seed contains a non-starch polysaccharide

> component, which is a useful source of dietary fiber. It is rich in

fatty

> acids, particularly the unsaturated and essential fatty acids

(Linoleic and

> Linolenic acid). The EFAs, consisting of alpha-Linolenic acid

(omega-3) and

> Linoleic acid (omega-6), are substances that cannot be manufactured

in the

> body, and thus must be taken in as supplements or through high-EFA

foods.

> Fifteen amino acids make up the protein content of the Black Cumin

(Nigella

> sativa) Seed, including eight of the nine essential amino acids.

Essential

> amino acids cannot be synthesized within our body in sufficient

quantities

> and are thus required from our diet. Black seed contains Arginine,

which is

> essential for infant growth. Chemical analysis has further revealed

that the

> Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Seed contains carotene, which is

converted by

> the liver into vitamin A. The Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Seed is

also a

> source of calcium, iron, sodium, and potassium. Required only in small

> amounts by the body, these elements' main function is to act as

essential

> cofactors in various enzyme functions.

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> Black Seed contains over 100 valuable components. It is a

significant source

> of essential fatty acids, proteins, carbohydrates and other vitamins and

> minerals. " The seeds are also rich in sterols, especially

beta-sitosterol,

> which is known to have anticarcinogenic activity " .

> Dr. Tierra, L.AC. OMD.

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> Black Seed stimulates bone marrow and immune cells, protects normal

cells

> against cell destroying effects of viruses, destroys tumor cells and

raises

> the number of anti-bodies producing B cells.

> Cancer Immuno-biology Lab, Southern California

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> Black Seed proves to have an anti-histamine, anti-oxidant, anti-biotic,

> anti-mycotic and broncho-dilating effect.

> Study of Black seed oil on humans, American Scientists

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> Black Seed is a valuable source of protein, carbohydrates, essential

fatty

> acids, vitamins A, B1, B2, C and niacin as well as minerals such as

calcium,

> potassium, iron, magnesium, selenium and zinc. Phytochemicals of Nigella

> Sativa seeds.

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