Habbatus Sauda or known as black seed or scientifically called Nigella Sativa is an herb. In Palestine, this product is blend with best sesame oil and kept secret as an ancient Palestinian recipe.
Habbatus Sauda is grown in Palestine and is widely used as traditional food supplement. It is prescribed as traditional remedy to treat headache, kidney stone, bladder stone, common cold and natural nose drop. It also helps to increase the flow of milk in a nursing mother and regulate menstrual cycle.
In Palestine, it is eaten to strengthen the body, brighten the face and reduce its pallor. It also used to treat stomach ache as a laxative and to relieve gas because of the essential oil that it contains. Habbatus Sauda with its many cures help to stop stomach cramps and helps the uterine muscles to relax. Food that uses habbatus sauda as part of its ingredient prevents the growth of germs as experimented on Bacillus subtilis (a type of germs).
It is well known that the immune system is the main line of defence in the body, because it is responsible for fighting germs, viruses and other disease-causing factors in addition to the role it plays in resisting for fighting germs, viruses and other disease-causing factors in addition to the role it plays in resisting cancer. Dr. Ahmad Al-Qadi and Usamah Qindeel of the Akbar Clinic and research institute in Springfield, Florida carried out research on habbatus sauda and found that this seed plays an important role in strengthening the immune system in the human body so as it offers protection against germs and other harmful biological factors.