• Brand: Ancient Purity.
• Size: 250 – 500ml (8.79 – 17.59 fl. oz.).
• Origin: Egypt.
• Container: 250ml Miron Glass Bottle | 500ml Amber Glass Bottle.
• Estimated shelf life from purchase: 1 – 3 years.
• Storage: Keep it in a closed cabinet, dry, room temperature. Close the cap, keep out of reach of children.

• Black Seed Oil (Nigella Sativa).
• Cold-pressed from the seed, organically grown.

Produced to ecological standards, free from agro-chemicals, non irradiated and GMO-Free.

• Internally: Take 1 – 2 teaspoons daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. However, due to its strong flavour, you may want to mix the oil with honey or lemon juice before ingesting. Do not exceed the recommended daily intake.
• Culinary: Add to salads, put on vegetables or add to pasta. Ancient Purity Black seed oil has the same consistency as olive oil, which makes it a natural option as a salad dressing. Vegetables in your salad might also help mask the taste. If you’d rather not just take Black Seed Oil like a medication, this is something to try, especially if you eat salads on a daily basis.
  DO NOT HEAT BLACK SEED OIL –
  This will damage it and make it harmful if ingested.
• Topically: Can be rubbed onto chest or head, combine a few drops of essential oil and massage into skin. Can be added to your body wash.
• Hair & Scalp: Rub a few drops on hands and work through dry hair to add moisture and shine. Work into scalp by gently massaging. Can be combined with natural hair conditioner, leave in for 5 minutes then rinse with warm water.

WARNING: As a result of its uterus contracting effect it is also administered when labour is weak and in cases of sepsis. Black Seed Oil should not be taken during pregnancy. However, it is safe during breastfeeding and has been used to improve lactation.

Q: Tell me some uses of Black Seed Oil?
A: It is loaded with antioxidants and provides a lot of benefits even if you’re generally healthy. It also helps support your immune system and improve the functioning of your respiratory, digestive, and cardiovascular systems. BSO may provide several health benefits. These include helping to reduce asthma symptoms and various skin issues, lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels, aiding in weight-management, and promoting brain health. In Ayurvedic Medicine Black Seed Oil has long been appreciated for its many stimulating qualities and bitter warming stimulant nature. In tradition and typology of the three doshas, black cumin reduces Veta and Kapha and increases pitta. Used for a wide variety of complaints and has even been developed for such unusual indications as eating disorders, certain disorders of the nervous system, discharge before the period and sexually-transmitted health issues. It is also attributed as a tonic and for its mood brightening effect.

Q: Is Cumin and Black Seed the same?
A: There are many misconceptions about Black Seeds and black cumin seeds. Some of you may use the names black cumin and black seeds to refer to a multitude of black-coloured seeds. However, this usage is not correct. The name black cumin refers to two different plant species which are Bunium bulbocastanum and Nigella sativa. Black Seeds actually refer to Nigella sativa.

Q: What are the health benefits of Black Seed Oil for general wellness?
A: Black Seed Oil is equipped to help the body’s natural wellness. Black Seed Oil might be effective in managing respiratory issues, seasonal allergies due to hypersensitive immune responses, kidneys and liver health, gastrointestinal complaints, arthritic conditions and cardiovascular conditions. Black Seed Oil is also great to boost metabolism, supporting healthy weight and prevent metabolic disorders like low sugar and high blood pressure.

Q: How is the oil made?
A: It is extracted from organic and fresh non-GMO Black Seeds using the cold-pressed method. No heat or chemicals are used in extracting the oil from the seed which ensures that the Black Seed Oil remains untouched and unaltered, preserving all its natural powers and nutrients.

Q: What’s more effective, Black Seed Oil or black seeds?
A: Both black seeds and Black Seed Oil are equally effective, but Black Seed Oil is more potent and contains greater amounts of essential fatty acids and active ingredients.

Q: What are Black Seed Oil’s Health & Beauty benefits?
A: Black Seed Oil contains antioxidants and bioactive compounds. It may benefit skin and hair health, help reduce inflammation, and support weight-loss.

Q: Isn’t Black Seed Oil a seed oil, and therefore bad for you?
A: Black seed oil is technically a seed oil, but it’s completely different from industrial seed oils like soybean, canola, or sunflower. Those are mass-produced, chemically refined, high in unstable omega-6 fats, and usually consumed in large amounts. Black seed oil, on the other hand, is cold-pressed, used in very small doses, and contains unique compounds such as thymoquinone that are strongly anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. It has a long history of safe use in traditional medicine and acts more like a therapeutic supplement than a cooking oil. Far from being harmful, it actually protects against the very oxidative damage and inflammation caused by industrial seed oils.

You don’t take it by the cupful like industrial seed oils. It’s normally one teaspoon (2–5ml), which is closer to a supplement dose, not a caloric oil replacement.

Historical use: It’s been consumed medicinally for thousands of years in Ayurveda, Unani and Islamic medicine, unlike modern seed oils which only appeared in the last century.

So, while it technically is a seed oil, it belongs in the same therapeutic category as flaxseed or evening primrose oil, not in the “toxic frying oil” category. In fact, the compounds in black seed oil protect against the very oxidative stress and inflammation caused by industrial seed oils.