Nigella sativa seeds (blackseed; kalonji) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of a variety of diseases including diarrhea and asthma. In this study, the antibacterial and antifungal effects of the aqueous, methanol and chloroform extracts of the seeds against standard and hospital strains of Candida albicans, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus (CPSA) and Pseudomonas a...

objective: nigella sativa (n. sativa) seeds were used in traditional medicine for the treatment of a variety of diseases. the seed extracts and oil of this plant have shown various pharmacological properties including antimicrobial actions. in this study, the in vitro and in vivo antibacterial effects of methanol extract of the seeds against pathogenic bacteria causing mastitis in cows have bee...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo anti-cancer effect of Nigella sativa L. seed extracts. The essential oil (IC50 = 0.6%, v/v) and ethyl acetate (IC50 = 0.75%) extracts were more cytotoxic against the P815 cell line than the butanol extract (IC50 = 2%). Similar results were obtained with the Vero cell line. Although all extracts had a comparable cytotoxi...

To develop and validate HPLC UV-visible spectroscopy methods for the determination of Thymoquinone (TMQ) content in different solvent extracts N. sativa L. seed. The evaluation free radical scavenging effect TMQ was investigated. Extraction done by adding 20 mL (hexane, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, water) to 1 g blackseed a conical flask, respectively. mixtures were then incubated water ba...

In Russia, the major share of vegetable products is produced during period March to August. This due inadequate volumes vegetables fit for long-term storage, and use technologies early production cultures. Apart from above, farming highly dependent on imported seed stock. view import phaseout improvement competitiveness cultures in Russia should focus development storable products, as well meth...