[Healing properties of honey and Nigella sativa Honey has been reported to have beneficial effects against many viruses, including herpes simplex virus (HSV), rubella virus, Hepatitis virus, and Varicella Zoster virus. It is also effective against many multidrug-resistant bacterial strains, especially when used along with antibiotics. In addition to its immunity-boosting effects that stimulate innate as well as adaptive immune responses, honey has been shown to be beneficial in fighting upper respiratory tract infections.
Nigella sativa is a medicinal plant commonly known as Black Cumin and has been proven to have anti-viral properties against many viruses, including mouse cytomegalovirus and HCV. In vitro studies have shown that it can decrease the replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Some of its components have a high affinity to many SARS-CoV-2 proteins and enzymes.](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201108/Study-suggests-honey-and-Nigella-sativa-expedites-viral-clearance-in-COVID-19-patients.aspx)
Study - Honey and Nigella Sativa For COVID-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOwa6-EOohI&t=1430s
Fabulous news! I just downloaded the original journal article on this topic here:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.30.20217364v4.full.pdf
I have long had a hobby of cooking Indian curries for my family even though I'm not from that part of the world.... this meant Nigella sativa was already in the pantry. Going to try it with some honey today!
On a day with so much bad news, this was very uplifting. Big thanks to Tellstruth for sharing.
No... no... NO!
Do research before you just follow random shit on the internet.
The Cumin in your spice rack is Cuminum cyminum.
Nigella sativa is actually FENNEL!
Hmm... well I do consume fennel on a regular basis too but the seeds I was referring to are these: https://thesourcebulkfoods.com.au/shop/herbs-spices/nigella-seeds/.
The exchange I was having with Tellstruth was not based on 'random Internet shit', but on the following academic article:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.30.20217364v4
There was a health Ranger episode (I'm pretty sure it was him). Anyway, fennel seeds were put into a Espresso Machine to do the extraction.
Fennel seeds have indeed been used to help deal with Covid over the past several months. They contain a type of acid that helps prevent platelets from coagulating in the blood vessels.
Nigella sativa is another seed that also helps deal with Covid, but by different means.