Nigella sativa seed has been used in cooking as a spice as well as to treat various animal and human diseases in different civilizations around the world for centuries.
The richness of the chemical composition of its seeds, the presence of a fixed oil and an essential oil with a major active ingredient, thymoquinone, give it numerous pharmacological properties claimed for more than two thousand years.
The scientific community is increasingly interested in the actions and properties of this plant; you will find by reading this work that the oriental panacea opens up new curative possibilities.