BLACK CUMIN (Nigella sativa) AND ITS ACTIVE COMPONENT OF THYMOQUINONE: EFFECTS ON HEALTH | Zendy

Merve Şeyda Karaçil Ermumucu | Zendy; Nevin Şanlıer | Zendy

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BLACK CUMIN (Nigella sativa) AND ITS ACTIVE COMPONENT OF THYMOQUINONE: EFFECTS ON HEALTH

Author(s) -

Merve Şeyda Karaçil Ermumucu,

Nevin Şanlıer

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of food and health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2149-0473

DOI - 10.3153/jfhs17020

Subject(s) - nigella sativa , thymoquinone , traditional medicine , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , toxicology , antioxidant , biology , biochemistry

Nigella sativa has the richest historical past of plants in the healthcare field. It has been used as a food preservative and to enhance flavour in many countries of the world for thousands of years and has also been used as a spice, and Nigella sativa seed and oil has been consumed for the treatment of many diseases in the world for many years. Today, it is believed to have antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, antidiabetic, anticancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumour, antibacterial, anti-inflammtory and immune-system effects through its components. And therefore Nigella sativa and its effects on health are discussed in this review.

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