Materials and methods: The rats were randomly divided into four groups of 6 rats each. Group 1 rats received 1.0 ml of 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) throughout the experimental period and served as the control. Group 2 rats received CMC as in group 1 and isoproterenol (85 mg/kg body weight) intraperitoneally twice at an interval of 24 hours on the 14th and 15th days. The rats in group 3 re...

Antibacterial activity of seed extracts of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) was investigated against 10 gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Disc diff usion method was used to test antibacterial activity. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) were determined by using standard procedures. Th e highest (eff ective) inhibition zone of 16.67±0.47 mm was ...

Cumin is an important spice that has been used for centuries in various cuisines around the world. Two cumin varieties (GC 3 and GC 4) were subjected to mutation understand macromutational modifications. Ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) @ 0.6% gamma rays (190 Gy) significantly reduced germination plant survival percentage as compared 0.2% EMS 130 Gy. Physical mutagens showed higher suravival than...

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of Cuminum cyminum seed aqueous extract on function and histological structure rat kidney treated with dibutyl phthalate (DBP). Eighteen albino rats weighing 190-240g aged 10-12 weeks were used for this which went 28 days. The divided into three groups (each six animals): 1st group: control given food tap water, 2nd group DBP (420mg/Kg. B.W.) wate...

Nowadays, herbal preparations are increasingly used in medicine. These cheaper, more available and they have fewer side effects than synthetic ones. Nigella Sativa, commonly known as Black Cumin, has been traditional medicine since antiquity. This herb is to many properties. The prophet Muhammad himself already mentioned them, claiming that “Black Cumin a cure for all diseases except death". Re...

abstract biofertilizers are one of the main sources to supply nutrient elements for plants in sustainable agriculture. in order to evaluate the effects of biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on cumin (cuminum cyminum) as a medicinal plant a field experiment was conducted in the research farm of faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad in a randomized complete block design with...

the main objective of this study was to determine the effects of nitrogen fixing bacteria and manure application on the seed yield and yield components in black cumin (nigella sativa l.). the experiment was carried out at the ran research station in firouzkouh in 2012. a 4×4 factorial experiment, arranged in a randomized complete blocks designed with three replications. the treatments consisted...

background: cumin ( cuminum cyminum l . [family apiaceae]) seed essential oil is reported to have antiseptic activity. until now the antiviral properties of cumin seed extracts on viruses such as herpes simplex virus-1 (hsv-1) have not been studied. the objective of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of aqueous, methanolic and hydroalcoholic extracts of cumin seed on hsv-1 growt...

Bacillus safensis strain VK was isolated from the rhizosphere of a cumin plant growing in the saline desert of Radhanpar, Gujarat, India. Here, we provide the 3.68-Mb draft genome sequence of B. safensis VK, which might provide information about the salt tolerance and genes encoding enzymes for the strain's plant growth-promoting potential.