The black seed oil was nicely/securely package. Beautiful dark color, and comes in a glass bottle. The first day I took 1 teaspoon in water and with meal. It tasted horrible and I burped it all day with an aftertaste I read that black seed oil can cause kidney problems. So now I only take less than 1/4 teaspoon (since it's very potent). Now I take it with a little freshly squeezed lime juice/orange, and a little honey in water and with food. This way there is no continuous burping or aftertaste.

We were very excited when Madre Nature recently started offering a new 2.43% TQ Black Seed Oil from Turkey - which is over double the TQ from the original Madre product. We contacted Madre to see if this higher percentage was naturally-occurring, or if extra TQ was added to bring it up to that higher percentage. We were very pleased to find out that the 2.43% is not spiked with extra TQ, but is in fact naturally-occurring. We have been taking the Madre product from India for almost 2 years now, and love it. So to now have an even higher naturally-occurring TQ percentage is great.

(A note regarding "Naturally-Occurring": In studies with cellular/organ systems comparing the therapeutic benefits between a naturally-occurring chemistry versus spiking that same natural chemistry back into the product, it was found that the naturally-occurring chemistry had more pronounced therapeutic effects than when spiking the natural chemistry back into the product. In fact, in some tests when spiking the natural chemistry there was no therapeutic benefit on some markers, and in some cases there was even an inflammatory response produced with the spiked chemistry. With the naturally-occurring chemistry it was consistently more therapeutic on the multiple cellular markers they were testing - without any inflammatory response. So you are much better off when you can find a product which has the active ingredient/chemistry naturally-occurring.)

Original Madre 1.08% TQ Black Seed Oil Review:
It's not difficult to discover the many benefits of taking Black Cumin Seed Oil - including helping to prevent Type 1 & 2 Diabetes, Improved Glucose Tolerance, Antioxidants, Immunity Boosting - just to name a few (check out Dr. Mercola and Dr. Axe's websites, among others for more info).

For me, I immediately noticed the Black Seed Oil (just one eyedropper full) made falling asleep easier and promoted deeper sleep. I did not know that this was one of the benefits, but was pleasantly surprised!

Update"¦
Since buying a bottle of this a couple of weeks ago, we just ordered another 4 oz. bottle. I've been telling my wife so much about how good this makes me sleep that she wanted her own bottle to keep with her supplements. It's good for a lot for a lot of other things, but the way it helps with sleep is enough reason for us alone.

I don't know why it works so well, but now I don't have to use Melatonin, 5-HTP and L-Theanine to sleep well. I just use an eyedropper or two of the Black Seed Oil and it knocks me out! If I wake up 4 hours later (which I normally do, even with Melatonin and the other supplements), I just take another eyedropper or two, and quickly back to sleep I go. This works better than anything I've ever tried for a good night's sleep, and without any kind of "hangover" like Melatonin can give.

I use this oil almost every day. I use is as a dry scalp treatment, a hair thinning treatment, a facial application and as a dietary supplement.

Since my last purchase, they've done something with the taste to make it more palatable. Labeled lists same potency as previous bottle purchased though. Hopefully it works the same!

good. the taste is so bad tho