Description:
Nigella has many uses but is particularly useful for metabolic syndrome and chronic bacterial and parasite infections
Dosage:
4-12 mls per day, 30-90 mls per week
Parts Used:
Seed
Main Actions:
- Aromatic digestive
- Carminative
- Diaphoretic
- Analgesic
- Anthelmintic
- Antiallergic
- Antiasthmatic
- Antibacterial
- Anti-cancer
- Anticonvulsant
- Antidiabetic
- Antifibrotic
- Antifungal
- Antihistaminic
- Antihypertensive
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antioxidant
- Antiparasitic
- Antitumour
- Antiviral
- Anxiolytic
- Bronchodilator
- Cardioprotective
- Carminative
- Cognitive enhancer
- Diuretic
- Galactagogue
- Gastroprotective
- Hepatoprotective
- Hypoglycaemic
- Hypolipidaemic
- Hypotensive
- Immunomodulator
- Nephroprotective
- Neuroprotective
- Osteogenic
- Osteoprotective
- Pulmonary protective
Key Indications:
- Modulates fasting blood glucose
- Decreases insulin resistance
- Decreases hypertension
- Hyperhomocystinaemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Effective against gram positive bacteria – Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis,
- Staphylococcus mitis, Staphylococcus mutans, Staphylococcus oralis, Staphylococcus salivarius
- Effective against gram negative bacteria – Citrobacter
- spp., Helicobacter pylori, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Anti candida
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cognitive problems
- Colitis
- Drug-induced toxicity
- Dyslipidaemia
- Dyspepsia (non-ulcer)
- Dyspnoea
- Eczema
- Epilepsy
- Fibrosis
- Fungal infections
- Gastritis
- Hepatic fibrosis
- Inflammation
- Neuropathic pain
- Obesity
- Osteosarcoma
- Parasitic infections – Blastocystis spp Dientamoeba fragilis, Giardiaspp,pinworm, roundworm, Schistosoma mansoni,
- tapeworm
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Radiation therapy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Tumours
- Viral infections
- Hepatitis C virus
- Human immunodeficiency virusModulates fasting blood glucose
- Decreases insulin resistance
- Decreases hypertension
- Hyperhomocystinaemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Effective against gram positive bacteria – Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis,
- Staphylococcus mitis, Staphylococcus mutans, Staphylococcus oralis, Staphylococcus salivarius
- Effective against gram negative bacteria – Citrobacter
- spp., Helicobacter pylori, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Anti candida
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cognitive problems
- Colitis
- Drug-induced toxicity
- Dyslipidaemia
- Dyspepsia (non-ulcer)
- Dyspnoea
- Eczema
- Epilepsy
- Fibrosis
- Fungal infections
- Gastritis
- Hepatic fibrosis
- Inflammation
- Neuropathic pain
- Obesity
- Osteosarcoma
- Parasitic infections – Blastocystis spp Dientamoeba fragilis, Giardiaspp,pinworm, roundworm, Schistosoma mansoni,
- tapeworm
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Radiation therapy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Tumours
- Viral infections
- Hepatitis C virus
- Human immunodeficiency virus
Major Safety Issues:
Nigella is considered to be a very safe herb