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
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.