HSN Code: 1515
Botanical Name: Nigella Sativa Seed
CAS Number: 90064-32-7
Black seed oil is pressed from the seeds of a flowering shrub, Nigella sativa. The plant is packed with thymoquinone, a compound which may have cancer-fighting powers. In rats, it shrank tumors and slowed their growth as well as protected tissue from radiation damage.
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