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Botanical Name |
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Nigella Sativa |
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Common Name |
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Kalonji, Blessed Seed oil |
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CAS # |
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8014-13-9, F.E.M.A. : 2343 |
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Plant Parts Used |
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Steam Distillation |
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Extraction Method |
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Cold Pressed |
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Color & Odor |
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Deep Amber/Dark color with Characteristic with upper
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Description :
Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to south and southwest
Asia. The seed & its oil are used as a spice & also for medicinal
purpose.
Constituents & Specifications :
Nigella sativa oil contains an abundance of conjugated linoleic (18:2)
acid, thymoquinone, nigellone (dithymoquinone), melanthin, nigilline,
damascenine, and tannins
Specific Gravity : 0.90000 - 0.93500 @ 25.00 °C
Refractive Index : 1.50100 - 1.50600 @ 20.00 °C.
Properties :
It has anti-histamine, anti-oxidant, anti- allergic, anti-infective,
digestive, broncho-dialating etc. effects.
Benefits & Uses :
- Black seed oil is the blessed oil and can be used as a go-to
treatment for almost any ailment, small or serious.
- Black seed oil has been proven to help treat the following problems:
headaches, toothaches, nasal congestion, colds and flus, digestive and
gastrointestinal problems, hair and skin problems, allergies, diabetes,
insomnia.
- It is also use to stimulate metabolism and against discouragement and
lethargy.