Ingredient Overview
Black seed, also called black cumin, comes from Nigella sativa. It has a long history as a culinary and herbal seed, with thymoquinone among its characteristic constituents.
Black seed extract is made from Nigella sativa using supercritical-fluid extraction. The small dark seeds combine a familiar culinary history with interest in their characteristic constituents. Thymoquinone is one focus of concentrated black seed ingredients.