May Help Treat Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease that primarily targets human skin. It causes the rapid buildup of the cells found in the skin. As a result, the typical psoriatic scales look like whitish-silver scales that develop into red patches—the same with eczema. Black seed oil is one key ingredient that helps alleviate this skin condition.
There is one animal study where it is found that after applying black seed oil to the skin, it shows some improvement. The inflammation and redness were reduced in rats. However, there isn’t much testing and research currently available on people. So it might get tricky as it can be different when it comes to the efficacy and accuracy of black seed oil in people’s skin.
Although, there is one small study where 12 people evaluated the effects of an herbal cream containing black seed oil. However, it is combined with other ingredients like olive oil, tea tree oil, cocoa butter, and vitamins A and B12.
Scientists found that 83% of the participants experienced good results and a 75% reduction in their psoriasis severity after applying the herbal cream to the affected area for 12 weeks.
