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
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed Oil	244600.0	262400.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	22464.0	50523.0	0.34	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed Oil	120000.0	171200.0	-0.07	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	2	Seed Oil	not available	2000.0	-0.74	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Seed	16850.0	21560.0	1.20	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Seed	not available	5100.0	0.75	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	not available	5820.0	-0.59	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Seed	11350.0	14520.0	0.63	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	210000.0	271900.0	0.34	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE	2	Seed	not available	440.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-(6-FERULOYL-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-(1,2)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Seed	not available	240.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-O-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Seed	not available	1380.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Seed	not available	200.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Seed	4210.0	5385.0	-0.99	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	not available	980.0	0.84	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Seed	8722.0	10192.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Seed Oil	18100.0	60400.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTANOL	0	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.