Introduction

Black seed is a plant. People have used this seed to prepare medicine for more than 2000 years. Throughout history, black seed has been used for headaches, toothaches, nasal congestion, and intestinal worms. It is also used for “pink eye” (conjunctivitis), abscesses and parasites. Black seed is native to Southwest Asia and has been used as an antiparasitic, antibacterial and laxative since ancient times. It has a bitter taste and is used as a spice in foods, especially pickles. The healing miracles of black seeds and honey are many. This seed contains useful fat, various vitamins, many minerals, and protein (including 8 essential amino acids), carbohydrates, and also rich in essential fatty acids, carotene, calcium, iron, and potassium. Medicinal notes: some black seed compounds have the effect of enhancing cellular immunity and others have a good immune suppressing effect. Consuming black seed for one week has doubled the number of spleen Nk cells and increased its effect against YAC 1 cells. Black seed compounds do not reduce the function of T cells by increasing their lifespan. This seed is rich in alpha linoleic acid, stearidonic acid and other substances that strengthen the immune response, especially in T cells.