Medicinal and therapeutic potential of herbs and plant metabolites/extracts countering viral pathogens-current knowledge and future prospects

K Dhama, K Karthik, R Khandia, A Munjal… - Current drug …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Recently, there has been a remarkable progress in the field of antiviral herbal
therapy owing to increasing concerns about the development of drug resistance and limited …

Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects

F Forouzanfar, BSF Bazzaz… - Iranian journal of basic …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nigella sativa seeds have wide therapeutic effects and have been reported to have
significant effects against many ailments such as skin diseases, jaundice, gastrointestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Nigella sativa for the treatment of COVID-19: An open-label randomized controlled clinical trial

AE Koshak, EA Koshak, AF Mobeireek… - … Therapies in Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Effective treatment for Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is under
intensive research. Nigella sativa oil (NSO) is a herbal medicine with antiviral and …

Molecular docking, simulation and MM-PBSA studies of nigella sativa compounds: a computational quest to identify potential natural antiviral for COVID-19 treatment

S Ahmad, HW Abbasi, S Shahid, S Gul… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Nigella sativa or black seed is used as a medicinal plant around the globe. Oil and seeds
have a long tradition of folklore use in various medicinal and food systems. The conventional …

Natural products can be used in therapeutic management of COVID-19: Probable mechanistic insights

S Ali, M Alam, F Khatoon, U Fatima, AM Elasbali… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unexpected emergence of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected more
than three hundred million individuals and resulted in more than five million deaths …

Pharmacological and toxicological properties of Nigella sativa

BH Ali, G Blunden - Phytotherapy Research: An international …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The seeds of Nigella sativa Linn.(Ranunculaceae), commonly known as black seed or black
cumin, are used in folk (herbal) medicine all over the world for the treatment and prevention …

Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory action of Nigella sativa and thymoquinone: A comprehensive review

AF Majdalawieh, MW Fayyad - International immunopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Many herbal products are now used as remedies to treat various infectious and non-
infectious conditions. Even though the use of herbs and natural products is much more …

[HTML][HTML] A review of ethnobotany, phytochemistry, antimicrobial pharmacology and toxicology of Nigella sativa L.

MS Hossain, A Sharfaraz, A Dutta, A Ahsan… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nigella sativa L. is one of the most extensively used traditional medicinal plants. This widely
studied plant is known to display diverse pharmacological actions, including antimicrobial …

Immunomodulatory and therapeutic properties of the Nigella sativa L. seed

ML Salem - International immunopharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
A larger number of medicinal plants and their purified constituents have been shown
beneficial therapeutic potentials. Seeds of Nigella sativa, a dicotyledon of the …

Therapeutic potential of medicinal plants against COVID-19: The role of antiviral medicinal metabolites

T Khan, MA Khan, N Ullah, A Nadhman - Biocatalysis and agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
There are numerous trials underway to find treatment for the COVID-19 through testing
vaccines as well as existing drugs. Apart from the many synthetic chemical compounds …