Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) narrates a Hadith of our Nabi (S.A.W.): "For every sickness there is a cure in the black seed except for death."
Commentary
This black seed can cure practically every ailment known to mankind besides death. Amongst their sicknesses which it can remedy are:
(1) If rubbed, it removes inflammation (any part of the body).
(2) If eaten, it kills worms in the stomach.
(3) If boiled, the solution rubbed on the head, it will remove cold.
(4) If eaten, it prevents the skin peeling off, as a result of dryness.
(5) If rubbed, it removes moles on the body.
(6) The black seed when eaten also assist menstruation when it has closed.
(7) In ointment form, it removes headaches.
(8) If mixed with vinegar and eaten, it reduces swelling anywhere on the body.
(9) If mixed with oil and smelt, it takes away eyeaches.
(10) If eaten, it helps a person who is suffering from short breath.
(11) If gargled, it takes away toothache.
(12) If eaten, it releases urine which is stuck.
(13) If a house or store is fumigated or smoked with it, it destroys the insects.
(14) If eaten, it takes away fever.
(15) If eaten, it kills intestinal worms.
(16) If some of these seeds are put into a pouch and tied around the neck, it will relieve cough, colds, flu and fever.
(17) If eaten, it releases milk, dried in the mothers breast.
(18) It eases childbirth.
(19) It stops running stomach and wind and also stops chest pain.
(20) If eaten, it stops coughing.
(21) If eaten, it takes away nausea and vomiting.
(22) It relieves dropsy (disease).
(23) If it is taken with olive oil, it improves both colour and texture of the skin.
(24) If taken with vinegar, it kills worms in the stomach.
(25) If taken with honey, it removes stones from the bladder.
(26) If roasted and eaten, it relieves piles.
(27) If a swelling is very hard, mix it with the urine of an infant child to form an ointment, then smear it on the swollen part and it will go down.
(28) If applied with vinegar, it cures leprosy.
(29) If made into an ointment with vinegar, it will take away the swelling of testicles (children).
(30) If mixed with water of the melon (colocynth) bitter melon and applied to the navel, it will clear the stomach of worms.
(31) If mixed with the water of henna leaves and applied to the head, it will stop hair from falling off or turning brown and it also strengthens the hair.
(32) If mixed with rose water and applied, it cures wounds, cuts and bruises.
(34) Hazrat Qatadah (R) says that a person who takes twenty-one (21) of these seeds, places it in a pouch and boils it in water, then put 2 drops of the solution thus obtained into the right nose an one (1) drop into the left nose on the first day and thus the opposite on the second day and again repeats the procedure of the first day of the third day, then such a person will never suffer from any kind of brain disease.
For the above reasons the Nabi (S.A.W.) has described this seed as been able to cure all diseases except death, for death is in the hands of ALLAH.