Organic Black Seed Oil from Viridian Nutrition is of the highest quality, made exclusively from organic Egyptian Nigella sativa seed, cold-pressed and bottled in amber glass bottles under a blanket of nitrogen to protect the oil from air and light. Organic Black Seed Oil from Viridian Nutrition is certified organic by the Soil Association. Organic standards ensure that the Black Seed in our Black Seed Oil are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides of other chemical sprays. Nigella sativa is an exotic addition to Viridian's extensive essential fatty acid range. Also known as the Blessed Seed, Black Seed is popular in the Middle and Far East. With a pleasant aroma and taste, it can be taken internally off the spoon, used as part of a salad dressing or used as a head or chest rub. Directions: As a food supplement, take one teaspoon daily or as directed by your healthcare professional. This highly nutritious oil can be added to fruit or vegetable smoothies, salad dressings, dips, soups or as a condiment drizzled onto vegetables, pasta, rice, potatoes etc... or just taken from the spoon. This pungent oil can also be used topically as a traditional massage oil and as an aromatic chest rub.