Recommended by Hippocrates and used as a panacea inAncient Egypt, black seed oil is a traditional natural remedy withnumerous, broad-ranging health benefits. Nature's Shield certifiedorganic Black Seed oil is stored in air-tight amber glass containers topreserve the product's purity. Great effort has been taken to ensure ourblack seed oil source is cold-pressed, pharmaceutical standardsustainable.

Nigellasativa (black-Seed), also known as nigella or kalonji, often calledblack cumin, is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae,native to south and southwest Asia.

Nigellasativa grows to 20‐30 cm (7.9‐11.8 in) tall, with finely divided,linear (but not thread-like) leaves. The flowers are delicate, andusually coloured pale blue and white, with five to ten petals.

Theblack caraway fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of threeto seven united follicles, each containing numerous seeds which are usedto produce the oil.

Thereare three natural phytochemical compounds in black seed oil thatproduce a tremendous benefit that researchers were very surprised todiscover. The three compounds are thymoquinone (TQ), thymohydroquinone(THQ), and thymol.