{"id":414,"date":"2014-12-06T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T10:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/?p=414"},"modified":"2014-12-06T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T10:42:39","slug":"nigella-sativa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/nigella-sativa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigella sativa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Health Benefits of Black Seed :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>1. High blood pressure \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Published in the journal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18705755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Fundamentals of Clinical Pharmacology<\/i>,<\/a> researchers found extract from black seed to cause a significant decrease in LDL cholesterol and blood pressure, offering a natural treatment for mild forms of hypertension.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>2. Asthma \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Multiple studies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20149611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including this one<\/a> published in the journal <i>Phytomedicine,<\/i> has found Nigella sativa to possess anti-asthmatic effects. One even found it superior to conventional drug treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>3. Sore throat &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18541126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research indicates<\/a>\u00a0that Black seed is an effective treatment for acute tonsillopharyngitis with tonsil or throat tissue inflammation. Basically, it can relieve viral sore throats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>4. Radiation Damage Control \u2013\u00a0<\/b>The active compound thymoquinone has been found to protect brain tissue from radiation-induced damage. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24268807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Researchers<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin.php?page=mojo-themes\">MOJO Marketplace<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24268807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> say<\/a> the substance is able to \u201cclearly protect brain tissue from radiation-induced nitrosative stress.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>5. Morphine Addiction and Toxicity Prevention \u2013\u00a0<\/b>A study published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24167332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Ancient Science of Life<\/i><\/a><i> <\/i>found Nigella sativa to reduce the indications of morphine intoxication, tolerance, and addiction. Could this seed be the answer to opiate dependence?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>6. Protection Against Chemical Weapons &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0Researchers from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18991514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad University of Medical Sciences<\/a> in Iran found a tincture of Black seed able to reduce the symptoms of chemical weapons exposure including wheezing, respiratory symptoms, and even the need for drug treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>7. Post-Surgical Scar Prevention \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Tested on areas of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24102983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post-operative trauma<\/a>, Nigella sativa was found to protect peritoneal surfaces from scarring or adhesion formation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>8. Psoriasis \u2013\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3785163\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied topically<\/a> to psoriasis inflammation, black seed was able to increase epidermal thickness and soothe eruptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>9.\u00a0<\/b><b>Parkinson\u2019s Disease \u2013\u00a0<\/b>An extract of thymoquinone, from black seed, was shown to protect neurons from toxicity associated with Parkinson\u2019s disease and dementia in a study published in <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24080376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neuroscience Letters.<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i><\/i><b>10.\u00a0<\/b><b>Cervical Cancer \u2013\u00a0<\/b>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23943306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cervical cancer cell line<\/a>, extracts of thymoquinone were able to trigger apoptosis or cell death, slow cancer progression, and stop the spread of the cancer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Benefits of Black Seed : 1. High blood pressure \u2013\u00a0Published in the journal Fundamentals of Clinical Pharmacology, researchers found extract from black seed to cause a significant decrease in LDL cholesterol and blood pressure, offering a natural treatment for mild forms of hypertension. 2. Asthma \u2013\u00a0Multiple studies, including this one published in the journal &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[622,14,13,1252,617,9,52,195,618,505,621,619,616,56,620],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-herba","tag-antioxidants","tag-chemistry","tag-health_medical_pharma","tag-herba","tag-kalajaji","tag-medicinal-plants","tag-medicine","tag-morphine","tag-nigella-sativa","tag-psoriasis","tag-radiation-therapy","tag-ranunculaceae","tag-small-fennel","tag-spices","tag-thymoquinone","latest_post"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Nigella-sativa.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}