Black Seed Extract
People mainly take Black Seed Extract for sleep, anxiety. Based on 8 first-hand reports. Ranked #1490 of 2,750 overall.
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User score
Mixed12% positive12% mixed0% negative75% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 50% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Black Seed Extract does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Black Seed Extract is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
200 mg4x daily
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
dizziness ×1stomach issues ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“use BSO extract about 4 times a day at 200mg. That is more than recommended... made me light headed at times”
“Black seed extract”
“added NMN, tart cherry, shilajit, and black seed extract all at once. So confounding variables”
“So far I’ve tried a few different ashwagondas, rodiola rosea, black seed, lions mane, l theanine..”
“the best I found are: magnesium, black seed, niacin”
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