Black Seed Holds Hope For Over 300 Million Asthma Sufferers
At last, there is a natural, steroid-free solution to the worldwide asthma epidemic that affects over 300 million people and leads to over 250,000 deaths every year.
Asthma is thought to be caused by a number of environmental and genetic factors and is heavily influenced by the immune system. New research has shown that the oil of a tiny black seed from Western Asia may be the key to both the prevention and treatment of immune-related Asthma.
In a new clinical trial,
The Nigella sativa (black seed) oil contains over 100 known health-promoting properties including a wide range of the most potent antioxidants, B vitamins, 15 amino-acids, essential fatty acids, and an array of vital organic minerals. However, researchers believe that it is a substance called ‘nigellone’ that may be the real hero as it protects sufferers from histamine-induced bronchial spasms and significantly relieves the symptoms of asthma, bronchitis, and general coughing.
Twenty-nine asthmatic adults were randomly divided into a control group (14 patients) and treatment group (15 patients), and monitored for 3 months.Asthma symptom score, asthma severity, frequency of symptoms/week and wheezing were recorded on the first visit, then again after 45 days and finally, at the end of the study. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) were also measured, and the drug regimen of the patients was evaluated at three different visits.
The researchers found that all asthma symptoms, frequency of asthma symptoms/week, chest wheezing, and PFT values in the treatment group significantly improved in the second and third visits compared with the first visit. In addition, further improvement of chest wheezing and severity of disease on the third visit were observed compared with the second visit in this group. Most significantly, by the the third visit (90 days) all symptoms in the treatment group were significantly different from those of the control group.
In addition, the researchers observed that the usage of inhaler and oral ß-agonists, oral corticosteroid, oral theophylline and even inhaler corticosteroid by those patients in the treatment group decreased by the end of the study while there were no obvious changes in usage of the drugs in control patients.
The researchers condlue that the results of the study indicate that Nigella Sativa Oil both alleviates and prevents asthma symptoms and warrant further research. For more information on Nigella Sativa visit: www.nigella-sativa-research.com
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Source: Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 21, Number 5, October 2007 , pp. 559-566(8) The possible prophylactic effect of Nigella sativa seed extract in asthmatic patients. Authors: Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein; Javan, H.; Sajady, M.; Rakhshandeh, H.
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The protective and healing powers of Nigella Sativa oil is so astoundingly comprehensive and varied that for thousands of years humans have regarded it as a “Miracle Cure”. This web site is dedicated to discovering what Nigella Sativa is and hown it can help you.
Nigella Sativa is one of the most exciting of all plants in terms of healing properties. It has a rich history in herbal medicine, particularly in Asia where it has been revered for thousands of years. However, in recent times, Nigella Sativa oil has been found to contain over 100 known healing components and has been reported to help medical conditions ranging from allergies, chronic skin complaints including Psoriasis & Eczema to more serious life-threatening disorders including cancer and diabetes.
Nigella Sativa Flower
In fact, researchers have acknowledged that is no other known plant extract that has such a wide range of healing capabilities as Nigella Sativa. This is largely explained by the large array of therapeutic effects that Nigella Sativa oil produces. The cold-pressed oil from the seed of Nigella Sativa has an unprecedented strengthening effect upon the immune system, and works in a host of other ways to promote optimum health and well being.
For thousands of years, healers have written about the tremendous healing properties of this legendary herb, including the prophet Mohammed who claimed over fourteen hundred years ago that the seed heals every disease except for death.” That is quite a statement, but in this web site you’ll discover how modern medicine is beginning to acknowledge that Nigella Sativa is one of the most potent natural medicines known to science.
