By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor, Nutraceuticals World03.23.20
With burgeoning research and development, thymoquinone, a compound found in black seed oil, has been used since ancient times as both a food ingredient and natural remedy in regions where the Nigella sativa plant grows naturally. Its seeds are used in unprocessed, powdered, or oil forms often for culinary purposes.
Today, researchers are investigating the applications of black seed oil in addressing breathing conditions, fevers, inflammation, headaches, heart conditions, diabetes, oxidative stress, pathogens, and more, beliefs which have been long-held since traditional healers had the utmost authority thousands of years ago.
Black seed oil’s inherent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cardiovascular benefits all appear to stem from thymoquinone, the main constituent of oil extracted from black seeds, which contains many other additional bioactive compounds.
Preliminary research suggests that thymoquinone, popularly used in Middle Eastern countries by cancer patients as a supplement in conjunction with chemotherapy, may hold anti-tumor activities, however, much work remains to be done on this front. Other research on the bio
Today, researchers are investigating the applications of black seed oil in addressing breathing conditions, fevers, inflammation, headaches, heart conditions, diabetes, oxidative stress, pathogens, and more, beliefs which have been long-held since traditional healers had the utmost authority thousands of years ago.
Black seed oil’s inherent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cardiovascular benefits all appear to stem from thymoquinone, the main constituent of oil extracted from black seeds, which contains many other additional bioactive compounds.
Preliminary research suggests that thymoquinone, popularly used in Middle Eastern countries by cancer patients as a supplement in conjunction with chemotherapy, may hold anti-tumor activities, however, much work remains to be done on this front. Other research on the bio
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