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Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects
Nigella sativa seeds have wide therapeutic effects and have been reported to have significant effects against many ailments such as skin diseases, jaundice, gastrointestinal problems, anorexia, conjunctivitis, dyspepsia, rheumatism, diabetes, hypertension, intrinsic hemorrhage, paralysis, amenorrhea...
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387228/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25859296 |
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author | Forouzanfar, Fatemeh Bazzaz, Bibi Sedigheh Fazly Hosseinzadeh, Hossein |
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description | Nigella sativa seeds have wide therapeutic effects and have been reported to have significant effects against many ailments such as skin diseases, jaundice, gastrointestinal problems, anorexia, conjunctivitis, dyspepsia, rheumatism, diabetes, hypertension, intrinsic hemorrhage, paralysis, amenorrhea, anorexia, asthma, cough, bronchitis, headache, fever, influenza and eczema. Thymoquinone (TQ) is one of the most active constituent and has different beneficial properties. Focus on antimicrobial effects, different extracts of N. sativa as well as TQ, have a broad antimicrobial spectrum including Gram-negative, Gram-positive bacteria, viruses, parasites, schistosoma and fungi. The effectiveness of N. sativa seeds and TQ is variable and depends on species of target microorganisms. The present review paper tries to describe all antimicrobial activities that have been carried out by various researchers. |
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spelling | pubmed-43872282015-04-09 Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects Forouzanfar, Fatemeh Bazzaz, Bibi Sedigheh Fazly Hosseinzadeh, Hossein Iran J Basic Med Sci Review Article Nigella sativa seeds have wide therapeutic effects and have been reported to have significant effects against many ailments such as skin diseases, jaundice, gastrointestinal problems, anorexia, conjunctivitis, dyspepsia, rheumatism, diabetes, hypertension, intrinsic hemorrhage, paralysis, amenorrhea, anorexia, asthma, cough, bronchitis, headache, fever, influenza and eczema. Thymoquinone (TQ) is one of the most active constituent and has different beneficial properties. Focus on antimicrobial effects, different extracts of N. sativa as well as TQ, have a broad antimicrobial spectrum including Gram-negative, Gram-positive bacteria, viruses, parasites, schistosoma and fungi. The effectiveness of N. sativa seeds and TQ is variable and depends on species of target microorganisms. The present review paper tries to describe all antimicrobial activities that have been carried out by various researchers. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4387228/ /pubmed/25859296 Text en Copyright: © Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Forouzanfar, Fatemeh Bazzaz, Bibi Sedigheh Fazly Hosseinzadeh, Hossein Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
title | Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
title_full | Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
title_fullStr | Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
title_full_unstemmed | Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
title_short | Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
title_sort | black cumin (nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387228/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25859296 |
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