Nigella Sativa, also known as ‘black seed,’ has been studied for a wide rage of health benefits, but not until recently was it discovered to hold promise as a curative agent against potentially lethal viral infections, including Hepatitis C[i] and now HIV.

There are words you don’t use in medicine today, such as “cure.” But a remarkable case study in an HIV positive patient treated with black seed extract resulted in a sustained remission, indicating a safe, accessible and affordable alternative to highly toxic antiretroviral HIV drugs may already exist.

Nigella Sativa, also known as ‘black seed,’ has been studied for a wide rage of health benefits, but not until recently was it discovered to hold promise as a curative agent against potentially lethal viral infections, including Hepatitis C[i] and now HIV.

A remarkable case study published in August of this year in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine described an HIV patient who after undergoing treatment with a black seed extract experienced a complete recovery, with no detectable HIV virus or antibodies against HIV in their blood serum, both during and long after the therapy ended. Green med…

STUDIES:

Effects of Nigella sativa on outcome of hepatitis C in Egypt AbstractRead abstract

Nigella Sativa Concoction Induced Sustained Seroreversion in HIV Patient. – GreenMedInfo Summary

Garlic/Black Cumin Seeds Study A combination of crushed garlic (Allium sativum) and black cumin seeds (Nigelia sativum) has been used as a traditional remedy for urinary tract infections. In-vitro antimicrobial testing suggested that the mixture of two spices in the ratio of 1:1 has antimicrobial effects on both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli specieS.

DEFINITION OF NIGELLA SATIVA:

Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to south and southwest Asia. It grows to 20–30 cm (7.9–12 in) tall, with finely divided, linear (but not thread-like) leaves. The flowers are delicate, and usually coloured pale blue and white, with five to ten petals. The fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of three to seven united follicles, each containing numerous seeds. The seed is used as a spice.The seeds are frequently referred to as black cumin (as in Assamese: kaljeera or kolajeera or Bengali kalo jeeray), But black cumin (kala Jeera)^{[clarification needed]} is different than Nigella sativa (Kali Jeeri).^{[citation needed]} In south Indian language Kannada it is called [ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಜೀರಿಗೆ] “Krishna Jeerige”, but this is also used for a different spice, Bunium persicum.

Common names

In English, Nigella sativa seed is variously called fennel flower,^[3] nutmeg flower,^[3] black caraway,^[3] Roman coriander,^[3] and also called black cumin.^[3] (see comment below on cumin). Other names used, sometimes misleadingly, are onion seed and black sesame, both of which are similar-looking, but unrelated.^{[citation needed]} Blackseed and black caraway may also refer to Bunium persicum.^[4]