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Common Names
Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIPASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LOPHENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 16200.0 | 20700.0 | 1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELANTHIGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELANTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELANTHIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 13100.0 | 16750.0 | 3.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 567.0 | 1082.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed Oil | 1900.0 | 18000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLICINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLIDINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLIMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLIMINE-N-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLINE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLONE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLONE | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGELLONE | 4 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OBTUSIFOLIOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 89911.0 | 184912.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antieczemic | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiedemic | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antieicosanoid | 1 | Houghton, P.J., Zarka, R., Heras, B., and Hoult, J.R.S. 1994. Fixed Oil of Nigella sativa and Derived Thymoquinone Inhibit Eicosanoid Generation in Leukocytes and Membrane Lipid Peroxidation. Planta Medica, 61: 33. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |