Black Cuman, also known as Nigella Cetiva, or simply black seed, is not actually related to cumin.

It's a member of the buttercup rather than carrot family.

Black cumin is used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines, just like any other regular related to cumin. It's a member of the buttercup rather than carrot family. Black

human is used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines just like any other regular spice and

has a peppery flavor, but it's also been prized for purported medicinal benefits,

described as a miracle herb with mentions going back to the Old Testament. It was found cached in King Tut's tomb, for instance, and Prophet Muhammad is evidently

quoted as saying, Black human could heal every disease except death.

Only in the last 50 years or so has it been put to the test, though, culminating more

than a thousand papers published

in the medical literature.

Typical doses used in studies are just one or two grams a day, which is only about a

quarter teaspoon.

This enables researchers to perform randomized, double-bond, placebo-controlled trials by stuffing

the whole-food spice powdered into capsules rather than studying some

component or extract.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have found that daily

black human consumption significantly improves cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and

blood sugar control.

Some of the results were quite extraordinary.

For example, one study found that postmenopausal women

randomized to a gram a day, which is less than a quarter teaspoon,

of black human powder, reduced their LDL cholesterol by 27 percent

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