Nigella sativa Linn. (Ranunculaceae) (N. sativa), commonly known as black seed or black cumin, is an herbaceous plant, mainly grows in the Middle East, Central Europe and Western Asia. It is widely used in indigenous system of medicine for treatment of numerous disorders for over 2 000 years[1-3]. Its seed oil had been widely used in Arab traditional of medicine for the treatment of arthritis, ...

cadmium (cd), being a highly toxic metal pollutant of soils, it inhibits root and shoot growth and yield production, affects nutrient uptake and homeostasis. it is frequently accumulated by agriculturally important crops and then enters the food chain with a significant potential to impair animals and human’s health. therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate the effects of various cd levels ...

Objective: In order to study the effect of solopotasse fertilizer on yield and essential oil of cumin medicinal plant. Methods: A experiment in randomized complete block design with three replications conducted in kermam city, Iran, in 2013. solopotasse fertilizer in four levels (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/h) investigated. Plant height, number of umbrella per plant, number of seed per umbrella, 1000...

Abstract Dimethylbenzantracene is a compound that radical reactive, genotoxic, and immunotoxic. Black cumin seeds have antioxidative properties. The study aimed to determine the effect of black seed ethanolic extract as an antioxidant by observing secretion activity ROI NO peritoneal macrophages in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats induced DMBA. This controlled experiment used 30 male SD rats. test anim...

Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) is one of the essential spice plants used in Turkey. The present study investigated yield and some agronomic, morphological, qualitative characteristics 31 different black cumin genotypes (30 lines control variety Çameli) domestic foreign origin under ecological conditions city Ankara. was carried out experimental areas İkizce Research Application farm Ankara Fie...

The influence of elicitors (different types viz., T1= control, T2= salicylic acid 50 ppm, T3= gibberellic 100 T4= pinching and seed rate levels R1= 8 kg ha-1, R2= 10 R3= 12 ha-1) on enhancing growth yield black cumin was investigated at Horticulture Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, during November 2020 to March 2021. Growth related data maximum T4 (pinching) treat...

Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi are the sources of cumin and caraway seeds respectively, which have been used since antiquity for the treatment of various indications in traditional healing systems in wide geographical areas. Cumin and caraway seeds are rich sources of essential oils and have been actively researched for their chemical composition and biological activities. In recent times (esp...