Comment · Tue, April 14, 2020 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
My experiences with nigella sativa.
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drop0dead · 9 points
Started taking nigella sativa about 3 weeks ago for its content of thymoquinone. I've been taking a single cap of ND's nigella sativa extract daily. The first day I immediately felt a boost in my mood and motivation, work was much easier to get through and I cleaned my apartment after work. The first week continued on like this, more motivation and less toxic thoughts. Second week rolls around and the effects have started to level, mostly getting antidepressant effects but also anxiolytic effects. As a weird added bonus my allergies start going away, I know there's a study on it but still surprisingly effective. Half way through week 2 I start exercising again, I dust of my bike that hadn't been touched in over a year and rode 6 miles. I've been either riding or speed walking that distance nightly since and it's really helped to continue pushing my mental state in a positive way.
After reading it seems like I may be taking a lower dose than some, I plan on trying to keep it at the lower dose to keep efficiency. Think this will be something I add to my stack from here on out.
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drop0dead · 2 points
I'm sure it is, I'm not sure on their extraction techniques but if they've used multiple solvents it's possible that they've extracted everything beneficial. I chose the extract solely on the fact that it's replicable and standardized. I wasn't able to easily source standardized seeds themselves so I went for what I could find.
I may try the seeds at some point, but I've heard from a few accounts that the extracts the same if not better. All comes down to perspective and personal choice.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Ours is definitely a full spectrum extract. It's not an isolate. You get all the beneficial compounds in nigella sativa, but in much higher amounts standardized batch to batch.