Black cumin (Nigella sativa) is a spice having medicinal properties with pungent and bitter odour. It is used since thousands of years to treat various ailments, including cancer mainly in South Asia and Middle Eastern regions. Substantial evidence in multiple research studies emphasizes about the therapeutic importance of bioactive principles of N. sativa in cancer bioassays; however, the exac...

A total of 270 fingerlings of Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) were allotted into three equal treatments with three equal replicates for each to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of two levels of Black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) mixture (BTM) on growth performance and blood chemistry throughout the experimental period (98 days). Fish of the first ...

'Krishna Jeerakam' is a small black seed which is used in the preparation of certain Ayurvedic medicines. The terms 'Karavi', 'Prithvi' and 'Kala' are used frequently as its synonyms. Each word conveys a specific meaning which indicates one or other property of the drug. 'Karavi' means savior from the fear of death and 'prithvi' conveys the meaning 'famous' and kala emphasizes the black colour ...

considering the importance of medicinal plants growth and biological application of fertilizers with sustainable agricultural production in order to eliminate or reduce chemical input to achieve desirable and sustainable quality, an experimental research was  conducted based on a randomized complete block design with two factors of chemical nitrogen (46% urea nitrogen) at  two levels (zero, 25 ...

background: an essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled from the leaves, stems, flowers or other elements of a plant. objective: cumin (cuminum cyminum l.) essential oil (ceo) was analyzed to determine oil component. antifungal effect of ceo was determined by in vitro technique. in second stage, effect of different concentrations of ceo by pdm on postharvest life of strawberry (fra...

Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, is one of the medicinal plants, its seeds show a wide therapeutic potential, and they are used spice in different kind foods. The effects herbicides on yield some components Cameli Black cumin cultivar under Adana ecological conditions were investigated this experiment that conducted between 2015-2016, 2016-2017 2017-2018 growing seasons Research Appli...

In this study, Simple Sequence Repeat markers (SSR) were used to investigate the genetic variation between 49 cumin ecotypes collected from 9 different provinces of Iran. SSR primers Elap1479, Elap040 and Elap1493 showed the highest (89%), while Elap1340 and Elap017 showed the lowest (56%) number of polymorphic bands. Polymorphism information content (PIC) values varied between 0.18 - 0.37. The...

Background & Aim: Black seed or black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) belongs the family Ranunculaceae. Black seed is one of these species, which is naturally distributed in different parts of the country. It is extensively cultivated in various regions of Iran.  Experimental: The experiment was achieved using randomized complete block desi...