Black seed oil is pressed from black seeds, which are also called Nigella seeds, black cumin or Habba Sawda in Islam. The name derives, among other things, from the color of the seeds. These come from the beautiful plant Nigella sativa that produces these valuable seeds every year.

The black seed has been used traditionally and thus for centuries. It has especially gained fame among Muslims because of the various traditions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who explicitly paid attention to it.