COVID-19: is there evidence for the use of herbal medicines as adjuvant symptomatic therapy?

D Silveira, JM Prieto-Garcia, F Boylan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Current recommendations for the self-management of SARS-Cov-2 disease
(COVID-19) include self-isolation, rest, hydration, and the use of NSAID in case of high fever …

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 …

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 …

Biorefining of seed oil cakes as industrial co-streams for production of innovative bioplastics. A review

SF Mirpoor, CVL Giosafatto, R Porta - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Numerous different seeds are utilized for edible oil extraction and seed by-
products following oil extraction, known as seed oil cakes, represent roughly 50% of the …

[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 …

Potential influence of Nagella sativa (Black cumin) in reinforcing immune system: A hope to decelerate the COVID-19 pandemic

MFA Kulyar, R Li, K Mehmood, M Waqas, K Li, J Li - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is witnessing a difficult time. The race of develo** a new coronavirus (COVID-
19) vaccine is becoming more urgent. Many preliminary studies on the pathophysiology of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hemp seed nanoparticle composites for removing lead, methylene blue, and ibuprofen from an aqueous solution and their antimicrobial towards Escherichia …

BR Mphuthi, PM Thabede, ME Monapathi… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The WHO considers lead (Pb (II)), methylene blue (MB) and ibuprofen (IBU) as priority
pollutants. At the same time, pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus …

Phytochemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of Nigella sativa seeds

FS Shafodino, JM Lusilao, LM Mwapagha - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Nigella sativa is one of the medicinal plant species that gained popularity for a wide range of
medicinal applications due to its seeds which are rich in phytoconstituents. Continuous …

A narrative review on various oil extraction methods, encapsulation processes, fatty acid profiles, oxidative stability, and medicinal properties of black seed (Nigella …

MA Rahim, A Shoukat, W Khalid, A Ejaz, N Itrat… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current review investigates the effects of black seed (Nigella sativa) on human health,
which is also used to encapsulate and oxidative stable in different food products. In recent …