| Name: |
Nigella sativa |
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| Synonyms/Scientific names: |
Nigella sativa L.[1]
Nigella indica Roxb.
Nigella truncata Viv.[2]
Nigella cretica Mill.[1]
Synonyms/common names :
Black cumin, Black caraway, black seed[1]
Trade name:
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| Description: |
Family: Ranunculaceae[2],[1]
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| Extract used: |
seed:
methanolic seed extract has been used in radioprotection study[3]
ethanolic seed extract has been used in radioprotection study[4]
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| Phyto-constituents(active): |
seed:
alkaloid : nigellicine[5],Nigellidine[6]
triterpenoid saponin[7]
Sterols: Campesterol, Stigmasterol , β-Sitosterol
Myristic acid,
Palmitic acid,
Stearic acid,
Oleic acid,
Linoleic acid,
Arachidic acid(trace),
Eicosadienoic acid
tocopherols, vitamin B1, B2, B6, niacin, folic acid[8]
Borneol, Pinocarvone, β-Myrcene, Thymoquinone,
Thymol,
Carvacrol,
2-Undecanone,Cyclosativene, α-Longicyclene
α-Copaene,
α-Longifolene,Tricyclene,
Camphene, β-Pinene,
1,8-Cineole, palmitic acid[9]
Seed oil
thymoquinone and carvacrol, t-anethole, sabinene
and 4-terpineol[10]
dithymoquinone, thymohydroquinone and thymol[11]
p-cymene, α-thujene, thymohydroquinone, longifolene, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, sitosterol, Carvacrol, β-Eudesmol, α-Eudesmol, 1,8-Cineole, Sabinene, limonene, α-Phellandrene[12]
Cholesterol,
Campesterol,
Stigmasterol,
β-Sitosterol,
delta5-Avenasterol,
delta7-Stigmasterol,
delta7-Avenasterol in seed oil from Morocco[13]
Roots, stem and bark:
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| Actions & Indications: |
Pharmcological Action-
cardioprotective in rats[14]
anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic in animal models[15]
hypoglycemic effect in rabbits[16]
hepatoprotective in rats[17]
immunomodulatory[18]
anti-oxidant and pro-oxidant[19]
Therapeutic indications:
Preclinical study-
In a clinical trial, seed extract supplement proved to be antihypertensive in patients with mild hypertension[20]
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| Notes: |
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| REFERENCES |
| 1. |
Nigella sativa ; In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 5, Fruits, by Lim TK, Springer, 2013, Page no. 506
https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=_ZZEAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA506 |
| 2. |
Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible, by Duke JA, Duke PK, Ducellier JL, CRC Press, 2008, Page no. 298
https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=UcLYLpwdcm8C&pg=PA298 |
| 3. |
Jagetia GC, Ravikiran PB, Radioprotective potential of Nigella Sativa extract in Swiss Albino Mice
exposed to whole Body γ-radiation. Altern Integr Med 2014; 3(4):1-9.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2327-5162.1000168 |
| 4. |
Rastogi L et l, Protection against radiation-induced oxidative
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09553002.2010.484480 |
| 5. |
Rahman A, Cun-heng SM, Clardy J, Isolation and structure determination of nigellicine, a novel
alkaloid from the seeds of Nigella sativa. Tetrahedron Letters
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S00404039(00)949049 |
| 6. |
Rahman A et al, Nigellidine — A new indazole alkaloid from the seeds of Nigella
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| 7. |
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cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.).
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| 13. |
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produced in Morocco. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences 2015; 14(2)172–177.
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cardiotoxicity in rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2008;103(6):574-80.
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