A Review on the Cosmeceutical and External Applications of Nigella sativa
It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that most of the world’s population depends on herbal medicine for their health care. Nigella sativa (N. sativa), also known as black-caraway and as “Kalonji,” is a well-known seed all over the world. It is one of the most common medicinal plant...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4da072e692a6427da61e7d6480d009c2 2023-05-15T15:05:03+02:00 A Review on the Cosmeceutical and External Applications of Nigella sativa Ahmad M. Eid Nagib A. Elmarzugi Laila M. Abu Ayyash Maher N. Sawafta Hadeel I. Daana 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7092514 https://doaj.org/article/4da072e692a6427da61e7d6480d009c2 EN eng Hindawi Limited http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7092514 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2017/7092514 https://doaj.org/article/4da072e692a6427da61e7d6480d009c2 Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7092514 2022-12-31T02:04:49Z It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that most of the world’s population depends on herbal medicine for their health care. Nigella sativa (N. sativa), also known as black-caraway and as “Kalonji,” is a well-known seed all over the world. It is one of the most common medicinal plants worldwide and contains many useful chemical constituents that we can find in its fixed oil, such as thymoquinone, thymohydroquinone, dithymoquinone, thymol, nigellicine, carvacrol, nigellimine, nigellicine, nigellidine, and alpha-hederin. Due to these numerous important ingredients it was found that it affects different areas of our body and has many pharmacological effects as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing effect and also for acne vulgaris, skin cancer, pigmentation, and many cosmeceutical applications. Based on the folklore usage of N. sativa seeds and oil, they are used in various systems of food and medicines. The aim of this article is to provide a detailed survey of the literature of cosmeceutical and external applications of N. sativa which is expected to stimulate further studies on this subject. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017 1 6 |
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It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that most of the world’s population depends on herbal medicine for their health care. Nigella sativa (N. sativa), also known as black-caraway and as “Kalonji,” is a well-known seed all over the world. It is one of the most common medicinal plants worldwide and contains many useful chemical constituents that we can find in its fixed oil, such as thymoquinone, thymohydroquinone, dithymoquinone, thymol, nigellicine, carvacrol, nigellimine, nigellicine, nigellidine, and alpha-hederin. Due to these numerous important ingredients it was found that it affects different areas of our body and has many pharmacological effects as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing effect and also for acne vulgaris, skin cancer, pigmentation, and many cosmeceutical applications. Based on the folklore usage of N. sativa seeds and oil, they are used in various systems of food and medicines. The aim of this article is to provide a detailed survey of the literature of cosmeceutical and external applications of N. sativa which is expected to stimulate further studies on this subject. |
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A Review on the Cosmeceutical and External Applications of Nigella sativa |
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