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| Nigella contains 41 Phytonutrients * identified thus far by research scientists | | Phytonutrient | Activities | | Alanine | Antioxidant, Oxidant | | Alpha-Spinasterol | Antiinflammatory | | Arginine | Antidiabetic, Antihypertensive, Aphrodisiac, Hypoammonemic, Pituitary-Stimulant | | Ascorbic-Acid | Acidulant, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker, AntiAGE, AntiCrohn's, Antiaging, Antiatherosclerotic, Antidecubitic, Antidepressant, Antidote (Aluminum), Antidote (Paraquat), Antiedemic, Antigingivitic, Antihepatotoxic, Antihistaminic, Antihypertensive, Antiinflammatory, Antimeasles, Antimigraine, Antimutagenic, Antiobesity, Antiorchitic, Antioxidant, Antiparkinsonian, Antiseptic, Apoptotic, Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker, Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor, Collagenic, Fistula-Preventive, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Mucolytic, Urinary-Acidulant, Vulnerary | | Asparagine | Antisickling | | Aspartic-Acid | Antimorphinic, Neuroexcitant, Roborant | | Beta-Sitosterol | Androgenic, Antiadenomic, Anticancer (Cervix), Antiedemic, Antifeedant, Antigonadotrophic, Antihyperlipoproteinaemic, Antiinflammatory, Antimutagenic, Antiophidic, Antioxidant, Antiprostatitic, Antitumor (Cervix), Artemicide, Candidicide, Estrogenic, Hepatoprotective, Spermicide, Ulcerogenic | | Calcium | AntiPMS, Antiallergic, Antianxiety, Antiatherosclerotic, Antidepressant, Antidote (Aluminum), Antihypertensive, Antiinsomniac, Calcium-Channel-Blocker, Hypotensive | | Campesterol | Antioxidant | | Carvone | Antiseptic, CNS-Stimulant, Carminative, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Nematicide, Sedative, Vermicide | | Cholesterol | Antioxidant | | Cystine | Adjuvant, Antihomocystinuric | | D-Limonene | Anticancer (Gastric), Antimelanomic, Antitumor (Gastric), Apoptotic, Chemopreventive, Differentiator, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Litholytic, Nephrotoxic, P450-2B1-Inhibitor | | Fiber | Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker, Antihypertensive, Antiobesity, Antitumor, Hypotensive, Laxative | | Glucose | Antiedemic, Antihepatotoxic, Antiketotic, Memory-Enhancer | | Glutamic-Acid | Antihyperammonemic, Antiprostatitic, Anxiolytic | | Glycine | Antialdosteronic, Antigastritic, Antiprostatitic, Antipruritic, Antisickling, Neuroinhibitor | | Hederagenin | Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antitrypanosomic, Molluscicide | | Iron | Antiakathisic, Antianemic | | Isoleucine | Antiencephalopathic, Antipellagric | | Leucine | Antiencephalopathic, Essential, Hepatoprotective, Hepatotoxic, Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | | Linoleic-Acid | Antiacne, Antianaphylactic, Antiarteriosclerotic, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antiprostatitic, Comedolytic, Hepatoprotective, Insectifuge, Nematicide | | Lysine | Antialkalotic | | Methionine | Antioxidant, Antiparkinsonian, Emetic, Glutathionigenic, Hepatoprotective, Urine-Deodorant | | Myristic-Acid | Antioxidant, Cosmetic, Nematicide | | Nigellone | Antibronchitic, Antihistaminic | | Oleic-Acid | Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor, Anemiagenic, Antiinflammatory, Choleretic, Insectifuge | | Palmitic-Acid | Antioxidant, Nematicide, Soap | | Phenylalanine | Antidepressant, Antiparkinsonian, Antisickling, Tremorigenic | | Potassium | Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker, Antidepressant, Antifatigue, Antihypertensive, Cardiotoxic | | Serine | CNS-Depressant, Cancer-Preventive, Hepatoprotective, Hepatotoxic, Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | | Sodium | Hypertensive | | Stearic-Acid | Cosmetic | | Stigmasterol | Antihepatotoxic, Antiinflammatory, Antiophidic, Antioxidant, Artemicide, Estrogenic, Sedative | | Tannin | Anthelmintic, AntiHIV, Antihepatotoxic, Antihypertensive, Antilipolytic, Antimutagenic, Antiophidic, Antioxidant, Antirenitic, Antitumor, Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor, Hepatoprotective, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, MAO-Inhibitor, Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | | Threonine | Antioxidant, Antiulcer, Essential, FLavor, Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | | Thymohydroquinone | Antiperiodontic, Antiseptic, Gram(-)icide | | Thymoquinone | Antibronchitic, Antihistaminic, Antioxidant, Choleretic, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | | Tryptophan | Antianxiety, Antidementia, Antidepressant, Antidyskinetic, Antihypertensive, Antiinsomniac, Antimanic, Antimenopausal, Antimigraine, Antioxidant, Antiparkinsonian, Antiscoliotic, Hypotensive, Insulinase-Inhibitor, Prolactinogenic, Sedative, Serotoninergic | | Tyrosine | Antiparkinsonian | | Valine | Antiencephalopathic, Essential, FLavor, Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor |
| Nigella exerts 142 Activities on the Body | | Activity | Phytonutrients | | Acidulant | Ascorbic-Acid | | Adjuvant | Cystine | | Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | Ascorbic-Acid | | Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | Oleic-Acid | | Androgenic | Beta-Sitosterol | | Anemiagenic | Oleic-Acid | | Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | Ascorbic-Acid, Fiber, Potassium | | Anthelmintic | Tannin | | Antiacne | Linoleic-Acid | | Antiadenomic | Beta-Sitosterol | | Antiage | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antiaging | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antiakathisic | Iron | | Antialdosteronic | Glycine | | Antialkalotic | Lysine | | Antiallergic | Calcium | | Antianaphylactic | Linoleic-Acid | | Antianemic | Iron | | Antianxiety | Calcium, Tryptophan | | Antiarteriosclerotic | Linoleic-Acid | | Antiatherosclerotic | Ascorbic-Acid, Calcium | | Antibronchitic | Nigellone, Thymoquinone | | Anticancer (cervix) | Beta-Sitosterol | | Anticancer (gastric) | D-Limonene | | Anticrohn'S | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antidecubitic | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antidementia | Tryptophan | | Antidepressant | Ascorbic-Acid, Calcium, Phenylalanine, Potassium, Tryptophan | | Antidiabetic | Arginine | | Antidote (aluminum) | Ascorbic-Acid, Calcium | | Antidote (paraquat) | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antidyskinetic | Tryptophan | | Antiedemic | Ascorbic-Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Glucose, Hederagenin | | Antiencephalopathic | Isoleucine, Leucine, Valine | | Antifatigue | Potassium | | Antifeedant | Beta-Sitosterol | | Antigastritic | Glycine | | Antigingivitic | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antigonadotrophic | Beta-Sitosterol | | Antihepatotoxic | Ascorbic-Acid, Glucose, Stigmasterol, Tannin | | Antihistaminic | Ascorbic-Acid, Linoleic-Acid, Nigellone, Thymoquinone | | Antihiv | Tannin | | Antihomocystinuric | Cystine | | Antihyperammonemic | Glutamic-Acid | | Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | Beta-Sitosterol | | Antihypertensive | Arginine, Ascorbic-Acid, Calcium, Fiber, Potassium, Tannin, Tryptophan | | Antiinflammatory | Alpha-Spinasterol, Ascorbic-Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Hederagenin, Linoleic-Acid, Oleic-Acid, Stigmasterol | | Antiinsomniac | Calcium, Tryptophan | | Antiketotic | Glucose | | Antilipolytic | Tannin | | Antimanic | Tryptophan | | Antimeasles | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antimelanomic | D-Limonene | | Antimenopausal | Tryptophan | | Antimigraine | Ascorbic-Acid, Tryptophan | | Antimorphinic | Aspartic-Acid | | Antimutagenic | Ascorbic-Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Tannin | | Antiobesity | Ascorbic-Acid, Fiber | | Antiophidic | Beta-Sitosterol, Stigmasterol, Tannin | | Antiorchitic | Ascorbic-Acid | | Antioxidant | Alanine, Ascorbic-Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Cholesterol, Methionine, Myristic-Acid, Palmitic-Acid, Stigmasterol, Tannin, Threonine, Thymoquinone, Tryptophan | | Antiparkinsonian | Ascorbic-Acid, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine | | Antipellagric | Isoleucine | | Antiperiodontic | Thymohydroquinone | | Antipms | Calcium | | Antiprostatitic | Beta-Sitosterol, Glutamic-Acid, Glycine, Linoleic-Acid | | Antipruritic | Glycine | | Antirenitic | Tannin | | Antiscoliotic | Tryptophan | | Antiseptic | Ascorbic-Acid, Carvone, Thymohydroquinone | | Antisickling | Asparagine, Glycine, Phenylalanine | | Antitrypanosomic | Hederagenin | | Antitumor | Fiber, Tannin | | Antitumor (cervix) | Beta-Sitosterol | | Antitumor (gastric) | D-Limonene | | Antiulcer | Threonine | | Anxiolytic | Glutamic-Acid | | Aphrodisiac | Arginine | | Apoptotic | Ascorbic-Acid, D-Limonene | | Artemicide | Beta-Sitosterol, Stigmasterol | | Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | Ascorbic-Acid | | Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | Ascorbic-Acid | | Calcium-Channel-Blocker | Calcium | | Cancer-Preventive | Serine | | Candidicide | Beta-Sitosterol | | Cardiotoxic | Potassium | | Carminative | Carvone | | Chemopreventive | D-Limonene | | Choleretic | Oleic-Acid, Thymoquinone | | Cns-Depressant | Serine | | Cns-Stimulant | Carvone | | Collagenic | Ascorbic-Acid | | Comedolytic | Linoleic-Acid | | Cosmetic | Myristic-Acid, Stearic-Acid | | Differentiator | D-Limonene | | Emetic | Methionine | | Essential | Leucine, Threonine, Valine | | Estrogenic | Beta-Sitosterol, Stigmasterol | | Fistula-Preventive | Ascorbic-Acid | | Flavor | Threonine, Valine | | Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | Tannin | | Glutathionigenic | Methionine | | Gram(-)icide | Thymohydroquinone | | Hepatoprotective | Beta-Sitosterol, Leucine, Linoleic-Acid, Methionine, Serine, Tannin | | Hepatotoxic | Leucine, Serine | | Hypertensive | Sodium | | Hypoammonemic | Arginine | | Hypotensive | Ascorbic-Acid, Calcium, Fiber, Tryptophan | | Immunostimulant | Ascorbic-Acid | | Insecticide | Carvone, D-Limonene | | Insectifuge | Carvone, D-Limonene, Linoleic-Acid, Oleic-Acid | | Insulinase-Inhibitor | Tryptophan | | Laxative | Fiber | | Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | Tannin, Thymoquinone | | Litholytic | D-Limonene | | Mao-Inhibitor | Tannin | | Memory-Enhancer | Glucose | | Molluscicide | Hederagenin | | Mucolytic | Ascorbic-Acid | | Nematicide | Carvone, Linoleic-Acid, Myristic-Acid, Palmitic-Acid | | Nephrotoxic | D-Limonene | | Neuroexcitant | Aspartic-Acid | | Neuroinhibitor | Glycine | | Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | Tannin | | Oxidant | Alanine | | P450-2b1-Inhibitor | D-Limonene | | Pituitary-Stimulant | Arginine | | Prolactinogenic | Tryptophan | | Roborant | Aspartic-Acid | | Sedative | Carvone, Stigmasterol, Tryptophan | | Serotoninergic | Tryptophan | | Soap | Palmitic-Acid | | Spermicide | Beta-Sitosterol | | Topoisomerase-Ii-Inhibitor | Leucine, Serine, Threonine, Valine | | Tremorigenic | Phenylalanine | | Ulcerogenic | Beta-Sitosterol | | Urinary-Acidulant | Ascorbic-Acid | | Urine-Deodorant | Methionine | | Vermicide | Carvone | | Vulnerary | Ascorbic-Acid |
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