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
EICOSADIENOIC-ACID	0	Seed Oil	not available	25000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Seed	4000.0	16000.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Seed Oil	not available	4500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	354900.0	416000.0	0.79	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	not available	55000.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
FIXED-OIL	0	Seed	not available	380000.0	0.79	Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Seed	28085.0	35900.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Seed	8840.0	20700.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
GRAMISTEROL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEDERAGENIN	9	Seed	not available	10000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID	7	Tissue Culture	not available	14.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	not available	140.0	-0.05	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Seed	8570.0	10960.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-O-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Seed	not available	100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Seed	23130.0	29595.0	1.20	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	128124.0	233459.0	1.08	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed Oil	487600.0	576300.0	0.73	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Seed	2484.0	2912.0	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Seed Oil	5700.0	7000.0	-0.97	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
Antianemic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarteriosclerotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial	10	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antibronchitic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Cervix)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility	2	Merck 7th Ed.
Anticariogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.