What Is Black Seed Oil? Traditional Uses and Stories from Ancient Texts

Some things in life come and go. Trends rise, fade, and vanish as quickly as they appear. And then there are those rare treasures that stand steady, quietly carried through generations. Black Seed Oil is one of them. Known in Ayurveda as Upakunchika, in Middle Eastern traditions as Habbatul Barakah  “the seed of blessing”  and in South Asia as Kalonji, this oil has been part of daily life for over 5000 years. From kitchens to family rituals, it has traveled through time, weaving its way into countless stories of care, nourishment, and continuity. Ayurvedic texts such as the Bhavaprakash Nighantu...