Secret of the Seeds

Secret of the seeds

1- Black Cumin Seed

For centuries, the Black Seed (also known as Black Cumin or Nigella Sativa ) herb and oil has been used by millions of people in Asia, Middle East, and Africa for a variety of conditions and treatments related to respiratory health, stomach and intestinal health, kidney and liver function, circulatory and immune system support, and for general overall well-being. Aside from its primary ingredient, crystalline nigellone, Black Seed contains 15 amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, both fixed oils (84% fatty acids, including linolenic, and oleic), and volatile oils, alkaloids, saponin, and crude fiber, as well as minerals such as calcium, iron, sodium and potassium. There are still many components in Black Seed that haven't been identified. But research is going on around the world.
    Black Seed, an annual flowering plant that grows to 20-30cm tall, is native to Asia and the Middle East. The flowers of this plant are very delicate and pale colored and white.
The seeds are used in Middle Eastern cooking, such as in their local breads. The seeds are also used by thousands for their natural healing abilities.
Black Seed is considered to be the greatest healing herb of our time and it has been much neglected. It is being used to strengthen the immune system, fight and irradiate Prostate Cancer and other tumors, purify the blood and increase longevity. Black seed was found in King Tut’s tomb, proving the value of this herb to the Kings.
    The name Nigella Sativa comes from the Latin word, nigellus, meaning black. Nigella Sativa is small black seeds, with a slightly rough texture and it has an oily interior.
Rather than being ground to a powder form, black cumin is often left whole. It is generally very lightly toasted, which highlights that nutty flavor even more.

Black cumin currently has six FDA separate patents  in the U.S. and one in the UK for the treatment of: 

1.Diabetes (US 6,042,834)
2.Inhibition of cancer cell growth (US 5,653,981)
3.Improvement of the Immune System (US 5,482,711)
4.Viral Infections (US 6,841,174)
5.Psoriasis (US 6,531,164)
6.Asthma (UK - EP1709995)

* US FDA is US Food and drug administration 

Black Seed Mechanisms of Actions

• Anti-Tumor
• Anti-bacterial
• Anti-histamine
• Strengthens the immune system
• Anti-inflammatory
• Promotes lactation

Benefits of Nigella Sativa (black seeds)

• Breast feeding (increase the flow of breast milk)
• Cancer
• Common cold symptoms and flu
• Diabetes
• Diarrhea
• Dry Cough
• Eye disease & impaired vision
• Gall stones & kidney stones
• Hypertension
• Heart complaints & Constriction of Veins
• Headache and Ear ache
• Loss of Hair & premature Graying.
• Vomiting
• Worms
• Toothache

2- Black raspberries Seed
Black Raspberry Seed
Raspberries contain natural plant chemicals that act as antioxidants to locate and destroy disease-causing free radicals. In fact, raspberries rank among the top 10 high-antioxidant fruits and vegetables. Among several potential benefits, the components in raspberry seeds may help prevent infections, heart disease and cancer.

Antioxidant Components

Raspberry seeds contain antioxidant-like phytonutrients including ellagitannins and anthocyanins that may help fight cancer, viruses, inflammation and a number of other conditions. Antioxidants scavenge and destroy cell-damaging substances, called free radicals, that can occur naturally in the body or from exposure to environmental toxins. Although ellagitannins exist in most berries, raspberries contain the highest levels, according to immunology specialist Dr. Susan Thorpe-Vargas. Anthocyanins, also found in many berries, help provide some of the color pigment in plants and fruits.

Antibacterial and Antiviral Benefits

High amounts of the ellagitannins in raspberry seeds may help fight bacteria and viruses. The coiled structure of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, in bacteria must untwist itself to replicate and spread throughout the body. This process requires an enzyme called gyrase. Ellagitannins may inhibit this enzyme and halt bacterial spread to prevent illness. This antioxidant also may prohibit the action of another enzyme involved in the proliferation of viruses. Unlike bacteria, viruses cannot replicate and must “hijack” and insert their DNA into a host cell. Ellagitannins stop an enzyme, called integrase, from enabling this process, according to Thorpe-Vargas.

Heart Health

The antioxidants in raspberry seeds may lower levels of cholesterol to promote the health of blood vessels and reduce the risk of coronary artery disease. Medical doctor Ray Sahelian cites a study published in the July 2009 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which observed the effects of anthocyanins on 120 subjects with high cholesterol. Participants, aged 40 to 65, received either 160 mg of anthocyanins or a placebo twice daily for a period of 12 weeks. Subjects receiving anthocyanins exhibited lower levels of dangerous low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL cholesterol, and improved overall cholesterol levels.

3-D-Ribose

Ribose D is a five-carbon sugar found in every cell in our bodies. Ribose D combines with oxygen and ATP (Adenosine Triphoshate) to give energy to each cell.

Oxidative stress, as measured by free radical damage to cells leads to systematic inflammation. Fortunately, our bodies handle this problem daily, however if our bodies experience an abnormal increase in free radicals due to exercise, daily stress, excess smoking, excess saturated fat intake, depressed immune system, aging, and so forth, the body becomes fatigued and less efficient in producing Ribose D to replenish cellular energy. Accordingly, we need to supplement with Ribose D in order to properly repopulate the cell energy system.

• Ribose D is found in every cell in our body
• Ribose D is necessary to replenish energy in our bodies
• Due to several factors our bodies do not produce enough Ribose D to support our energy needs
  

Scientific Name- Beta-D-Ribosfuranose
Ribose is a naturally occurring sugar made in the body from glucose and is an essential component of ATP (adenosoine triphosphate), the compound that stores and delivers energy in all cells.  Ribose also occurs in RNA (ribonucleic acid), one of the main information-carriers of living organisms.

People Use This For:

Ribose taken orally is used to increase muscle function recovery, athletic performance, to boost muscle tissue energy, to enhance the effectiveness of creatine, and to replenish ATP stores.
Ribose has been used for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia, improve exercise tolerance, maintain or increase energy stores in the heart or muscle cells, and improve quality of life in individuals with reduced heart blood flow.  Ribose is beneficial to prevent symptoms such as cramping, pain, and stiffness after exercise.  In humans, after intense exercise, muscle ATP is significantly lower, therefore taking and using ribose regularly showed marked improvement and recovery of ATP. Safety of D-ribose is likely very safe and well tolerated.
Scientific literature and papers written on D-ribose date back as early as 1955.

4-Grape Seed

Grape seeds have an abundant source of flavonoids, a large class of compounds found naturally in many plants and foods. More specifically, grape seeds are brimming over with a class of flavonoids called proanthocyanidins.
Proanthocyanidins have special value for brain health for at least two reasons – their free radical-quenching antioxidant effects and their collagen-protecting effects.
In some test models, proanthocyanidins are 50 times more potent antioxidants than the two most famous antioxidants, vitamins C and E
Proanthocyanidins have also been shown to markedly delay the onset of lipid peroxidation and to effectively chelate iron ions. Free iron ions are some of the most powerful promoters of lipid peroxide, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical production.1 This is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of Parkinsons disease, one of the most common neurological diseases of the aged.
Proanthocyanidins are even able to cross the blood-brain barrier in order to protect delicate brain and nerve tissues.
Perhaps even more important than its sheer power as an antioxidant is how grape seed extract interacts with other components of the body’s antioxidant defenses. The proanthocyanidins found in grape seed extract help other antioxidants regenerate after neutralizing free radicals, allowing them to continue the antioxidative fight.
Grape seeds contain high levels of proanthocyanidins which are powerful antioxidants that aid in reducing free radicals and regenerating depleted antioxidants. Proanthocyanidins have proven to have a special value for brain health and cognitive function due to their free radical quenching antioxidant effects and their collagen protecting effects. Proanthocyanidins have proven to be especially effective in neutralizing the hydroxyl radical, the most damaging of all free radicals, as well as lipid peroxides (rancid fats).