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
BUTYROSPERMOL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	not available	10600.0	1.19	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTANOL	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	not available	339600.0	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE	19	Seed	2250.0	9600.0	-0.69	Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE	19	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITROSTADIENOL	1	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL	7	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOEUCALENOL	3	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYMENE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
D-LIMONENE	19	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DAMASCENINE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	295.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DITHYMOQUINONE	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EICOSADIENOIC-ACID	0	Seed	8979.0	10525.0	1.00	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
AntiHIV	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric	1	Martindale's 29th
Antihyperammonemic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antihyperkinetic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	12	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-B4	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	1	Duke, 1992 *