Black Seed Medical Studies

Antimicrobial activity of Nigella sativa L. seed oil against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from diabetic wounds. Emeka LB, Emeka PM, Khan TM. Pak J Pharm Sci. 2015 Nov;28(6):1985-90.PMID:26639493Similar articles

 Plasma Lipid Concentrations Nigella Sativa (Black Seed) Effects on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Humans: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials. Sahebkar A, Beccuti G, Simental-Mendía LE, Nobili V, Bo S. Pharmacol Res. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S1043-6618(15)30212-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.02.008. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 26875640 Similar articles

 Obesity

Oxidative Stress Responses to Nigella sativa Oil Concurrent with a Low-Calorie Diet in Obese Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial.

Namazi N, Mahdavi R, Alizadeh M, Farajnia S. Phytother Res. 2015 Nov;29(11):1722-8. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5417. Epub 2015 Jul 14.PMID:26179113Similar articles

  Antibacterial Activity

Analysis and antibacterial activity of Nigella sativa essential oil formulated in microemulsion system. Shaaban HA, Sadek Z, Edris AE, Saad-Hussein A. J Oleo Sci. 2015;64(2):223-32. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess14177. Epub 2015 Jan 20. PMID: 25748382  Free Article         Similar articles

   Antifungal Activity

Evaluation of antifungal activities of the essential oil and various extracts of Nigella sativa and its main component, thymoquinone against pathogenic dermatophyte strains. Mahmoudvand H, Sepahvand A, Jahanbakhsh S, Ezatpour B, Ayatollahi Mousavi SA. J Mycol Med. 2014 Dec;24(4):e155-61. doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed. 2014.06.048.  Epub 2014 Oct 19. PMID: 25442918 Similar articles

  Immunomodulatory and Anti-inflammatory effect in Allergic Asthma. Effect of dexamethasone and Nigella sativa on inducible nitric oxide synthase in the lungs of a murine model of allergic Asthma. Abdel-Aziz M, Abass A, Zalata K, Abd Al-Galel T, Allam U, Karrouf G. Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014 Oct;13(5):324-34. PMID: 25150073 Free Article     Similar articles

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