Nigella sativa is the botanical name of black seed. Black seeds are also called as black cumin, black caraway, kalonji, fennel flower or black onion seeds. The seed comes from a flowering plant (part of the Ranunculacea family) native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean.

• Black seed oil has been used traditionally for thousands of years-as natural remedy for a wide range of ailments.
• The active chemical constituents in Black seed oil are thymoquinone,