black cumin seed as cure for MS?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I do love you, please know that.

Mom

Black Cumin (Nigella sativa)

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

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).

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.

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. "

Chemical Analysis

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Food Chemistry