Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.): A Comprehensive Review on Phytochemistry, Health Benefits, Molecular Pharmacology, and Safety

MA Hannan, MA Rahman, AAM Sohag, MJ Uddin… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mounting evidence support the potential benefits of functional foods or nutraceuticals for
human health and diseases. Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.), a highly valued nutraceutical …

Nigella plants–Traditional uses, bioactive phytoconstituents, preclinical and clinical studies

B Salehi, C Quispe, M Imran, I Ul-Haq… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nigella is a small genus of the family Ranunculaceae, which includes some popular species
due to their culinary and medicinal properties, especially in Eastern Europe, Middle East …

Comprehensive study on the antioxidant capacity and phenolic profiles of black seed and other spices and herbs: Effect of solvent and time of extraction

M Muzolf-Panek, K Stuper-Szablewska - Journal of Food Measurement …, 2021 - Springer
The effects of solvent and time of extraction on the antioxidant properties and phenolic
profiles of 13 herbs and spices used for food seasoning and preservation were investigated …

Thermal processing for the release of phenolic compounds from wheat and oat bran

LF Călinoiu, DC Vodnar - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present paper was to identify the major polyphenolic compounds and
investigate the antioxidant, antimutagenic, and antimicrobial activities of industrially-derived …

Fabrication of a Polycaprolactone/Chitosan Nanofibrous Scaffold Loaded with Nigella sativa Extract for Biomedical Applications

QS Kahdim, N Abdelmoula, H Al-Karagoly, S Albukhaty… - BioTech, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, biocompatible electrospun nanofiber scaffolds were produced using poly (-
caprolactone (PCL)/chitosan (CS) and Nigella sativa (NS) seed extract, and their potential …

Identification of the bioactive compounds and antioxidant, antimutagenic and antimicrobial activities of thermally processed agro-industrial waste

DC Vodnar, LF Călinoiu, FV Dulf, BE Ştefănescu… - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of the research was to identify the bioactive compounds and to evaluate the
antioxidant, antimutagenic and antimicrobial activities of the major Romanian agro-industrial …

Biological Properties, Phenolic Profile, and Botanical Aspect of Nigella sativa L. and Nigella damascena L. Seeds: A Comparative Study

L Benazzouz-Smail, S Achat, F Brahmi, M Bachir-Bey… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of Nigella seeds in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic fields is common, since
the iniquity and the virtues of these plants are directly related to their characteristic …

The Antidiabetic Activity of Nigella sativa and Propolis on Streptozotocin‐Induced Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy in Male Rats

HA El Rabey, MN Al-Seeni… - Evidence‐based …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted to compare the ameliorative effect of Nigella sativa and propolis
methanol extract on streptozotocin‐induced diabetic male rats and treating diabetic …

Specialty seeds: Nutrients, bioactives, bioavailability, and health benefits: A comprehensive review

C Alasalvar, SK Chang, B Bolling… - … Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seeds play important roles in human nutrition and health since ancient time. The term
“specialty” has recently been applied to seeds to describe high‐value and/or uncommon …

Comparative Studies on Phenolic Composition, Antioxidant, Wound Healing and Cytotoxic Activities of Selected Achillea L. Species Growing in Turkey

OT Agar, M Dikmen, N Ozturk, MA Yilmaz, H Temel… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Turkey is one of the most important centers of diversity for the genus Achillea L. in the world.
Kee** in mind the immense medicinal importance of phenols, in this study, three species …