Those little black seeds

Kalonji.

Readily available at the Indian grocers, they are a godsend for me. The Maximalist has been a migraine sufferer for many years and so is my younger child. When said younger child was working abroad she had a dreadful migraine and sought help. Contrary to what you here about every country but the US having fabulous healthcare and easy access, she was essentially told to gut it out. On her way home she stopped at a grocery and spice stall where the old merchant handed her a small scoop of black seeds and said "use these, a pinch everyday, they will cure anything but death"

They did cure the migraine and kept the headaches at bay. I use them too now. Is it the nigellone? The thymoquinone? The beta-sitosterol? Is it just a marvelous placebo?
It has worked for me and is the subject of numerous studies with some holding out the prospect that it will be deleoped into an anti-tumor medication.

The trick is to use it sparingly. A pinch in the morning yogurt or a pinch on your salmon at dinnertime.

The Maximalist is a firm believer in the power of nature to provide superb medications, we just have to find them.