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Treatment of psoriasis with black cumin oil
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Black cumin is a medicine, a cosmetic substance, and a food product. This has been known since the times of Hippocrates and Avicenna. Ancient healers highly valued the unique plant and believed that it healed almost all ailments. Nowadays, both cumin seeds and essential oil from them are used.
Indications black cumin for psoriasis
Black cumin oil has a spicy aroma and a bitter taste. The more bitter the taste, the more effective the substance.
Indications for the use of black cumin are the clinical picture of the disease, i.e. the presence of psoriasis plaques and rashes. In addition to psoriasis, cumin has a therapeutic effect on many diseases - from colds to hemorrhoids, malaria, worms, infertility, prostatitis, cancer and other serious diseases.
Black cumin is a carminative, laxative, choleretic, antispasmodic, lactogenic, and antihelminthic agent that has been actively used in folk medicine since ancient times and is still used today.
[ Dosing and administration
Many essential oils have a beneficial effect on affected skin: jasmine, geranium, bergamot, rosewood, mint, chamomile, oregano, ylang-ylang, myrrh, carrot.
Black cumin essential oil is also not a medicine, but it is quite effective for various skin diseases and cosmetic imperfections. It is obtained by cold pressing raw cumin seeds.
Caraway oil can be used both in its pure form and in a mixture with nut or sesame oils. A combination with fir, jojoba and ylang-ylang oils, as well as sea buckthorn oil, which is popular in our region, is considered effective. Such an oil mixture soothes inflamed areas, promotes their renewal, and acts as a natural antiseptic.
Oil extracted from cumin is ideal for eliminating acne and enlarged pores on oily skin, cures fungal infections and allergic reactions. Although sometimes the substance itself can cause allergies.
The method of using black cumin oil for psoriasis is twofold: daily lubrication of the affected areas and internal use. The effect is based on the opinion that psoriasis is provoked by fungi, and cumin oil has pronounced antifungal properties.
It is recommended to lubricate the affected areas with oil, observing their condition. If the skin appearance 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 number of rashes after using the oil increases, which may indicate an allergic reaction. Therefore, black cumin for psoriasis should be used with caution.
It is recommended to take the product internally, for preventive and therapeutic purposes, before breakfast, a teaspoon, washed down with water with honey or carrot juice. Children's dose is half a spoon. The course duration 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 immunity, strengthens and restores hair.
Other uses of black seed oil for psoriasis:
- add 2 teaspoons of caraway oil and three drops of other oils (cypress, chamomile, juniper), 250 g of sea salt to the bath;
- Infuse a teaspoon of seeds in a glass of boiling water, drink after 20 minutes; prepare 2 servings per day;
- Dress vegetable salads with a mixture of caraway and flaxseed oils.
Use black cumin for psoriasis during pregnancy
Black cumin oil contains hormonal ingredients that increase potency and libido, promote testosterone production and spermatogenesis. Due to these properties, the oil is used for female and male infertility.
Due to the presence of plant hormones that affect labor, the use of caraway oil during pregnancy is contraindicated.
However, during lactation, caraway is very useful: tea made from the seeds with milk increases the production of breast milk.
Contraindications
One of the few contraindications to the use of black cumin for psoriasis may be individual intolerance, in which local irritations form on the skin. Similar undesirable effects can also be caused by cosmetics based on cumin.
Black cumin for psoriasis should not be used by pregnant women or recipients of organ transplant surgery.
Reviews
One of the reviews of black cumin for psoriasis testifies in favor of the drug: after a month of applying it to the skin and taking it internally, the plaques became flat and began to peel off. The large ones broke into small ones and seemed to have dried up. According to the patient, no ointment had such an effect.
No negative reviews about the substance were found.
Essential oils are actively used in medicine, pharmacology, cosmetology. They have a positive effect on the skin, as they contain natural vitamins, softening and nourishing components. Black cumin seeds and oil can be useful for psoriasis and, in combination with other drugs, effectively combat this disease.
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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.