Plant Nigella sativa (Ranunculaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
24-ETHYL-LOPHENOL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-LOPHENOL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL	5	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE	3	Seed	8000.0	10255.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL	2	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARABIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID	0	Seed Oil	not available	1900.0	-1.28	Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID	12	Seed Oil	not available	24900.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Seed	41500.0	53050.0	1.20	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	not available	2577.0	-0.20	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	38000.0	53000.0	0.15	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE	2	Seed	not available	0.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Seed	10670.0	13650.0	-0.79	Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN	7	Seed	not available	200.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed	not available	3218.0	0.60	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	2	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Ankylostomacide	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.