Health Benefits of Black Cumin For Cooking and Health Table of Contents Preface Getting started Chapter # 1: Intro Chapter # 2: How is black cumin commonly used? Chapter # 3: Black cumin recipes Chapter # 4: Growing your own black cumin Chapter # 5: Precautions Benefits of black cumin to the brain Chapter # 1: Boosts memory Benefits of black cumin to the body Chapter # 1: Fights cancer Chapter # 2: Strengthens the immune system Chapter # 3: Alleviates allergic conditions Chapter # 4: Eases high blood pressure Chapter # 5: Counters the effects of radiation Chapter # 6: Reduces frequency of pediatric seizures Chapter # 7: Helps in weight loss Chapter # 8: Helps with migraines Conclusion References Preface Many plants that seem so innocuous to us today have been used in traditional medicine for centuries and have produced astonishing results. Greek and Indian medicine in particular has taken leverage of numerous herbs and plants in curing a wide variety of ailments. Only today has science caught up with what our ancestors took as common knowledge. Research conducted over the past few decades have begun to testify to the health benefits of these botanical wonders. One such amazing plant is Black Cumin more specifically known as Nigella sativa. It is a plant that blossoms yearly and was found originally in the southern and southwestern regions of Asia. Growing to a height ranging from twenty to thirty centimeters, it is characterized by its thin and straight leaves, fragile blue / white flowers and large bloated fruit holding the renowned Black Cumin seed. The seed of this plant has been used in cuisines around the globe but is particularly famous and notable in Sub-continental cooking. Its pungent taste and unique aroma has made it famous in many dishes. Its importance in the kitchen aside, this seed has a host of medicinal benefits that make it ideal for consumption from a health perspective. It can have a positive effect on both body and mind and scientific evidence has been gathered to support this. This book aims to educate you in the many benefits of this truly miraculous plant whose seeds work wonders for human health. It will instruct you on the best way to take advantage of Black Cumin's benefits and easily make it a part of your daily life. There will also be tips on cultivating your own Black Cumin seeds to use in your kitchen! By the time you reach the end, this humble plant will have definitely made an impression on your mind. Many of you will have overlooked Black Cumin seeds as a mere spice to be used in cooking but after reading the health benefits of the same, you'll begin to look at them with a new found reverence.