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Treatment of psoriasis with oil of black cumin
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Black cumin is a medicine, a cosmetic substance, and a food product. This has been known since the time of Hippocrates and Avicenna. Ancient healers highly valued the unique plant and believed that it heals almost all the ailments. Nowadays, both cumin seeds and essential oil are used.
Indications of the black cumin for psoriasis
Oil of black cumin has a spicy aroma and a bitter taste. The more pronounced the bitter, the more effective the substance.
Indications for the use of black cumin - the clinical picture of the disease, that is, the presence of psoriasis plaques and rashes. In addition to psoriasis, cumin has a therapeutic effect in many diseases - from colds to hemorrhoids, malaria, worms, infertility, prostatitis, cancer and other serious diseases.
Cumin black is a carminative, laxative, choleretic, antispasmodic, lactogenic, anthelmintic remedy, which for a long time has been actively used in alternative medicine.
[Dosing and administration
A beneficial effect on the affected skin is provided by many essential oils: jasmine, geranium, bergamot, rosewood, mint, chamomile, oregano, ylang-ylang, myrrh, carrots.
Essential oil of black cumin is also not a medicinal product, but it is effective enough for various skin diseases and cosmetic imperfections. It is obtained by cold pressing of raw cumin seeds.
Caraway oil can be used both in pure form, and mixed with walnut or sesame oils. Combination with fir, jojoba and ylang ylang oils, as well as the popular sea buckthorn oil, is considered effective. Such an oily mixture soothes the inflamed zones, promotes their renewal, acts as a natural antiseptic.
Cysteine oil is ideal for eliminating acne and dilated pores on oily skin, curing fungal infections and allergic manifestations. Although sometimes the substance itself can cause allergies.
The way of using black cumin oil in psoriasis is double: daily lubrication of affected areas and ingestion. The effect is based on the opinion that psoriasis provokes fungi, and caraway oil has pronounced antimycotic properties.
It is recommended to oil the diseased areas, observing their condition. If the skin type does not improve within a week, then it can be concluded that the drug is not suitable for this patient. The opposite effect is also possible: the amount of rashes after application of the oil increases, which may indicate an allergic reaction. Therefore, black cumin with psoriasis should be used with caution.
Take the medicine inside, with a preventive and therapeutic purpose, it is recommended before breakfast, a teaspoon, washed down with water with honey or carrot juice. Children's dose is half a spoonful. The duration of the course is three to four months, repetition is possible after a two-month break.
The oil has all the healing properties of a unique plant: it normalizes metabolism, increases the level of immunity, strengthens and restores hair.
Other ways of using black cumin oil for psoriasis:
- in the bath add 2 teaspoons cumin and three drops of other oils (cypress, chamomile, juniper), 250 g of sea salt;
- insist a teaspoon of seeds in a glass of boiling water, drink after 20 minutes; cook 2 servings a day;
- season vegetable salads with a mixture of caraway and linseed oil.
Use of the black cumin for psoriasis during pregnancy
The composition of black cumin oil includes hormonal ingredients that increase potency and libido, which contribute to the production of testosterone and spermatogenesis. Due to these properties, oil is used for female and male infertility.
In connection with the presence of plant hormones affecting the generic activity, the use of cumin oil during pregnancy is contraindicated.
But when lactating, cumin is very useful: tea made from seeds with milk increases the production of mother's milk.
Contraindications
One of the few contraindications to the use of black cumin in psoriasis can be individual intolerance, in which local skin irritations are formed on the skin. Similar undesirable effects can be produced by cosmetics based on cumin.
Black cumin for psoriasis can not be used by pregnant women, as well as recipients after an organ transplant surgery.
Reviews
One of the reviews about black cumin with psoriasis testifies in favor of the drug: after a month of applying to the skin and taking the inside, the plaques became flat and began to flake off. The big ones were shattered into small ones and seemed to have dried up. No ointment, according to the patient, did not give such an effect.
No negative reviews were found.
Essential oils are actively used in medicine, pharmacology, cosmetology. They have a positive effect on the skin, because they contain natural vitamins, emollients and nutritional components. Seeds and oil of black cumin in psoriasis can be useful and in combination with other drugs to effectively resist this disease.
Attention!
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Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.