"Nigella sativa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains alpha-hederin, a triterpene saponin in the seeds, and is the source of black seed oil.
| Descriptor ID |
D031881
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.838.518.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Nigella sativa- Nigella sativa
- Nigella sativas
- sativa, Nigella
- Black Cumin
- Black Cumins
- Cumins, Black
- Cumin, Black
- Kalonji
- Kalonjus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nigella sativa" by people in Profiles.
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Farah IO. Assessment of cellular responses to oxidative stress using MCF-7 breast cancer cells, black seed (N. Sativa L.) extracts and H2O2. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2005 Dec; 2(3-4):411-9.
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Farah IO, Begum RA. Effect of Nigella sativa (N. sativa L.) and oxidative stress on the survival pattern of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2003; 39:359-64.