Black Cumin / Shahaajeera - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

Black Cumin/Shahaajeera - A Miracle Herb


For many centuries, seeds of Nigella sativa (black cumin), a dicotyledon of the Ranunculaceae family, have been used as a seasoning spice and food additive in the Middle East and Mediterranean areas. The use of N. sativa seeds and oil in traditional remedies goes back more than 2000 years, and the herb is described as ‘the Melanthion’ by Hippocrates and Discroides. Black seeds and their oil have a long history of folklore usage in the Indian and the Arabian civilizations as food and medicine and have been commonly used as treatment for a variety of health conditions pertaining to the respiratory system, digestive tract, kidney and liver functions, cardiovascular system, and immune system support, as well as for general well-being. It is very popular in various traditional systems of medicine like Unani and Tibb, Ayurveda and Siddha. 

It shows antidiabetic, antitussive, anticancer, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, neuro-protective, gastroprotective, immunomodulator, analgesic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, and bronchodilator activity. 

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It has different names in different languages such as Hindi name(Syah jeera, Kali Jeera, Kala jeera, Krishn...............read more


Phytochemical constituents

  • The maximal nutritional value of black cumin can be linked to the presence of substantial amount of vegetable protein, fiber and minerals, and vitamins. 
  • The nutritional composition reported from different sources revealed 20-85% of protein, 38.20% of fat, 7-94% of fiber, and 31.94% of total carbohydrates. 
  • Among various amino acids identified, glutamate, arginine, and aspartate while cysteine and methionine were the major and minor amino acids, respectively. 
  • Black cumin seeds also contain significant levels of iron, copper, zinc, phosphorus, calcium, thiamin, niacin, pyridoxine, and folic acid. 
  • In addition, phytochemical analyses of N. sativa displayed the presence of over hundreds of phytoconstituents which include mainly alkaloids, saponins, sterols, and essential oil
  • Black cumin oil contains omega-6 linoleic acid , omega-9 oleic acid, thymoquinone, nigellone, melanthin, nigilline, damascenine, and tannins.
  •                - Aromatics include thymoquinone, dihydrothymoquinone, p-cymene, carvacrol, α-thujene, thymol, α-p...............read more 




Properties and Benefits

  • Guna (qualities) – Laghu (light to digest), Rooksha (dry)
  • Rasa (Taste) – Katu (pungent)
  • Vipaka (taste conversion after digestion) – Katu (pungent)
  • Veerya (potency) – Ushna (hot)
  • Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata Kapha but increases Pitta
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  • Deepana – improves digestion strength
  • Sangrahi – absorbent, useful in diarrhoea
  • Medhya – improves intelligence
  • Garbhayashuddhikara
  • Jvaraghna – Useful in fever
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Uses, Benefits, Application and Remedies

1) It has been widely used as a spice and flavoring agent in variety of food preparations such as in bread, yogurt, pickles, sauces, and salads.

               - The dry-roasted seeds flavour curries, vegetables, and pulses. They can be used as a seasoning in recipes with pod fruit, vegetables, salads, and poultry. 


2) Black Jeera oil is widely used to improve skin tone,treat acne, scar, dark spots and also used as a moisturizer. It is also known to promote hair growth.


3) 10 gram each of seed powder and jaggery are taken and mixed well. This bolus is taken twiuce daily for 10-12 days prior to expected date of menstruation. It helps to regularize the period and to relieve menstrual pain and dysmenorrhoea.

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4) In some cultures, the black seeds are used to flavour bread products, and are used as part of the spice mixture panch phoron (meaning a mixture of five spices).


5) Black cumin seeds stimulate the body's energy and helps recovery from fatigue and dispiritedness. 


6) 5-10 gram of caraway seeds are taken and slightly roasted. Added with 2 cups of water, boiled and reduced to half a cup and then filtered. This is tobe  administered in the dose of 20-30 ml twice/thrice daily. This helps to reduce diarrhoea, pain abdomen and dysentery.


7) The seeds have been traditionally used in Southeast Asian and the Middle East countries for the treatment of several diseases and ailments including asthma, bronchitis, rheumatism and related inflammatory diseases. 


8) A tincture prepared from the seeds is useful in indigestion, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, dropsy, amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea and in the treatment of worms and skin eruptions. 


9) 25-20 gram seeds are soaked with water and next day it is made into fine paste. To this 100 ml each sesame oil and water are added and cooked well in mild intensity of heat. This oil is used to apply over the body parts. It relieves joint pain, body ache, finger web infections etc. In case of tooth ache 3-4 drop of this oil is instilled to the base of the teeth or rub bed to the gum.

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10) Externally the oil is used as an antiseptic and local anesthetic. 


11) Fine powder of cumin seeds, caraway and rock salt are tak...............read more



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