Nigella Sativa is one of the oldest known herbal remedies. N. Sativa belongs to the plant family Ranunculaceae and is most effectively used as a cold-pressed oil or ground into powder.
It is grown in many parts of the world, cultivated annually in India and Pakistan and as a winter crop in Iraq. From ancient times N. Sativa, or black cumin in western cultures, has been used for both culinary and medicinal |