Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Nigella sativa (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Black Cumin, Roman Coriander, Fennel-Flower, Nutmeg-Flower, Black Caraway
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
24-ETHYL-LOPHENOL 0 Seed Oil *
24-METHYL-LOPHENOL 0 Seed Oil *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Seed Oil *
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
ALANINE 3 Seed 8000.0 10255.0 0.02 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Seed *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Seed Oil *
ARABIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil 1900.0 -1.28 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID 12 Seed Oil 24900.0 1.00 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 41500.0 53050.0 1.20 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 2577.0 -0.20 *
ASH 0 Seed 38000.0 53000.0 0.15 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Seed 0.0 -1.00 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 10670.0 13650.0 -0.79 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Seed 200.0 1.00 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Seed Oil *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed 3218.0 0.60 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed Oil *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) Korhammer, S.A. and Haslinger, E. 1994. Isolation of a Biologically Active Substance from Rhizomes of Quackgrass [Elymus repens (L.) Gould]. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 2048-2050.
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Ancylostomicide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Ankylostomacide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.