Hazrat Abu Hurairah States – “I have heard from the Rasool of Allah (S.A.W) that there is cure for every disease in black seeds except death and black seeds are shooneez.”

Salim Bin Abdullah narrates with reference to his father Hazrat Abdullah Bin Omar that Rasool Allah (Pbuh) said, “Let fall these black seeds upon you, these contain cure for all diseases except death.”

An annual herbaceous plant, black seed (Nigella sativa) is believed to be indigenous to the Mediterranean region but has been cultivated into other parts of the world including Saudi Arabia, northern Africa and parts of Asia.

Seeds are triangular in shape, black in colour and possess a severe pungent smell, contain a considerable amount of oil.

Kalonji refers to the small black seeds of the Love-in-a-Mist plant. Sometimes they are confused with "onion" seeds or black cumin or caraway. The seeds are deep black and sharp-cornered.

Nigella sativa and its black seed are known by other names, varying between places. Some call it black caraway, others call it black cumin (Kalonji), or even coriander seeds. In English, the Nigella sativa plant is commonly referred to as "Love in a Mist". Nevertheless, this is Nigella sativa, which has been known and used from ancient times and is also known in Persian as Shonaiz.

The many uses of black seed have earned for this medicinal herb the Arabic approbation habbatul barakah, meaning "the seed of blessing."

Black seed, in its complete, natural form, acts on the principle of assisting the body's own natural healing process in overcoming illness or maintaining health. It works on the part or system of the body affected without disturbing its natural balance elsewhere.
The effect of black seed's combined nutritional and medicinal value is that not only does it help relieve the current condition at hand, but also helps the body build further resistance against future ailments or disease.

Kalonji Seeds Health Benefits

Kalonji seeds have been know to have many healing properties including migraine, chronic colds, palpitations, alopecia, asthma, bee stings, paralysis, amnesia, skin disorders, facial palsy, earache and respiratory diseases.

Kalonji is also known to benefit the stomach due to anti-bacterial properties.

Cold pressed Kalonji oil can help with dry skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis and has benefits to the scalps and joints through massage.

Kalonji seeds are an expectorant.

They are also known to be beneficial for respiratory problems and are anti-inflammatory

If Kalonji seeds are used in conjunction with vinegar they are known to help gum and teeth problems including pain.

1. Asthma, cough & allergy: for the treatment of these diseases the following method is adopted. Take a cup of warm water, 1-tsp. honey and ½ tsp. kulunji oil. Mix together and drink in the morning before breakfast and after dinner. Treatment for forty days. Avoid cool foodstuff.

2. Diabetes- sugar: for the treatment of this disease the following method is adopted. Take 1-cup black tea, mix ½ tsp kulunji oil and drink it in the morning and before going to bed. Avoid oily foodstuff, particularly fried items.

3. Heart attack, swelling on breathing veins: blockage of hearts valve, breathing problems, cold sweating, pressure on heart: take 1 cup of goat milk add ½ tsp. of kulunji oil, use this mixture twice a day, once in the morning breakfast and before going to bed. Treatment may continue for 21 days. Avoid fatty foods.

4. Polio and paralysis: take 1 cup of warm water, add 1 tsp. honey and ½ tsp. kulunji oil and use this mixture twice daily.

And for children in 2-tsp. milk and 3 drops of kulunji oil, use this 3 x a day. Treatment may continue for 40 days.

5. Joint pains: swelling on ankle an other pains in the joints. Take 1-tsp. vinegar and 2 tsp. of honey and add ½ tsp. kulunji oil. Use this mixture twice a day and also to massage. Avoid gas-producing foods.

6. Indigestion, gases, stomach irritation and stomach ache: for this treatment, take 1 tsp. of ginger juice, add ½ tsp. of kulunji oil and drink 2 x a day.

7. Ophthalmic diseases: redness of the eyes, cataract, eye trouble, eye weakness and watering etc. treatment- take 1 cup of carrot juice mixed with ½ tsp. of kulunji oil and use this mixture twice a day – in the morning before breakfast and at night after dinner. Treatment may continue for 40 days. Avoid pickles, fish eggs and brinjals.

8. Ladies secret diseases: white discharge, menses discharges 2 to 4 times a month, stomach pain, and back pain.

Treatment: take mint leaves and 2 glasses of water and boil, then take 1.2 tsp. of kulunji oil and drink in the morning before breakfast and at night before going to bed. Treatment may continue for 4o days. Avoid pickles, eggs, fish and brinjals.

9. Cancer: take 1 glass grape juice and ½ tsp. kulunji oil and use thrice a day once in the morning before breakfast, after lunch, and after dinner. Treatment may continue for 40 days. Avoid potatoes, brinjals and mangoes.

10.  To revitalize your body- pick-me-up: take the juice of orange and ½ tsp. kuluji oil and use it. Laziness and tiredness will disappear.

11.   Memory power: to increase the memory take 10grm of mint leaves and boil it water and add ½ tsp. kulunji oil and use it twice a day. Treatment for 21 days.

12.  Kidney pain: take 250grms kulunji seeds and grind it and take 1 cup of honey, mix together. Out of this mixture take 2 tsps of mixture and add ½ cup water and ½ tsp. kulunji oil and use it once a day. Treatment may continue for 21 days.

13.  Nausea and vomiting: take 1-tsp. misri powder and add ½ tsp. kulunji oil and boil it. Now in this warm mixture add mint leaves and use 3 x a day.

14.  Freshness and handsomeness: take 1 tsp. of olive oil, mix together with ½ tsp. kulunji oil and rib it on the face. After 1 hour wash it off with soapy water. Treatment may continue for a week.

15.  General weakness: take ½ tsp. kulunji oil add 1-tsp. honey. Mix together and use it once a day. General weakness and other diseases will be removed.

16.  Tumour: rub the kulunji oil and on the affected part and drink ½ tsp of kulunji oil once a day. Treatment may continue for 15 days.

17.  Headache: rub the kulunji oil on the forehead and near the ears, and also drink ½ tsp. kulunji oil twice a day.

18.  Chest irritation and stomach trouble: take ½ tsp. kulunji oil mixed with a cup of milk and use this mixture twice daily. Treatment may continue for 3 days.

19.  Hiccups: take one big spoon (tblsp) malai (cream) mixed with 2 drops of kulunji oil and drink in the morning and evening. Treatment may continue for 7 days.

20. Blood pressure: in any hot drink tea/coffee, add ½ tsp. of kulunji oil and use this mixture twice a day. Also eat 2 cloves of garlic daily.

21.  Falling of hairs prematurely: rub lime juice on the head and leave it for 15 minutes, then wash it with shampoo, after getting dried, rub kulunji oil all over the head. Falling of hairs will be controlled within a week. Treatment may continue for one week.

22. Stomach ache in children: take 2 drops of kulunji oil and mix it with mother’s milk or cow milk and give it to the child. Kulunji oil should also be rubbed on the stomach.

23. Piles, flow of blood, constipation: take ½ tsp. of kulunji oil mixed with 1 cup black tea twice a day, before breakfast and before going to bed.

24. Skin diseases: I 1 cup of vinegar add ½ tsp. kulunji oil and apply that on the affected area before going to sleep and take a bath in the morning. Treatment may continue until you get relief.

25. Fever: take ½ cup water and add ½ the juice of a lemon with ½ spoon kulunji oil and use it twice a day.

26. Facial problems, pimples, red granules and any type of spots: take 1 cup of orange or pineapple juice and add ½ tsp of kulunji oil and use this mixture twice a day, in the morning before breakfast and at night before going to bed.

27.Dental diseases: falling of teeth prematurely, weakness of the teeth, And flow of blood from the teeth, bad smell of the mouth: take 1 cup of curd and ½ tsp kulunji oil and use this mixture twice a day.

28.To maintain a healthy body: in ½ kg of wheat flour add 2 tsp of kulunji oil and make a few rotis and eat. Inshallah you will remain healthy.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE REMEDIES ARE IN NO WAY INTENDED TO REPLACE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR TREATMENT. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH OR YOU ARE PREGNANT, ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR.

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Ammarah
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