Oregano+BlackSeed
Oregano Oil + Black Seed Oil

What Is Oil of Oregano With Black Seed Oil?

New to the combination? Start here.

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Oregano sprigs and black seeds beside oil bottles

Key takeaways

  • It's a supplement combining oregano oil and black seed (Nigella sativa) oil.
  • Oregano oil brings carvacrol; black seed oil brings thymoquinone.
  • It's available as liquids or, more conveniently, softgels.

Oil of oregano with black seed oil is a supplement that combines oregano oil, rich in carvacrol, with black seed oil from Nigella sativa, rich in thymoquinone. It's taken as a daily wellness supplement, most conveniently in softgels.

Oregano oil

Extracted from oregano leaves, it's potent and aromatic. Learn more: is oil of oregano the same as oregano oil?

Black seed oil and Nigella sativa

Black Nigella sativa seeds

Nigella sativa is a flowering plant whose small black seeds are pressed for oil. It's been used traditionally for centuries and studied in many human trials.[1]

Carvacrol

Oregano oil's main compound, with antimicrobial activity in research. Read more.

Thymoquinone

Black seed oil's most studied compound, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.[2] Read more.

Why combine them?

They're complementary: different plants, different compounds, one routine. See what is oil of oregano with black seed good for?

Liquid vs softgel

Antidote Supplements softgels versus liquid drops format comparison
Softgels versus liquid drops.

Liquids taste strong and need measuring; softgels are tasteless and pre-measured.

Two popular oils. One convenient softgel formula. Antidote Supplements Ethiopian Black Seed Oil With Oil of Oregano delivers 3,000 mg Ethiopian black seed oil + 100 mg oregano oil extract per three-softgel serving, with up to 4.64% naturally occurring TQ — 240 softgels, 80 servings per pouch.

Frequently asked questions

What is oil of oregano with black seed?

A supplement that combines oregano oil and black seed oil, usually in softgels.

Is it the same as black cumin oil?

Black seed oil is also called black cumin oil; the combination adds oregano oil.

The bottom line

Oil of oregano with black seed oil brings carvacrol and thymoquinone together in one easy supplement.

Sources

  1. Ahmad A, Husain A, Mujeeb M, et al. A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: a miracle herb. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2013;3(5):337-352.
  2. Darakhshan S, Bidmeshki Pour A, Hosseinzadeh Colagar A, Sisakhtnezhad S. Thymoquinone and its therapeutic potentials. Pharmacol Res. 2015;95-96:138-158.