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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2004 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 441-451
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ABSTRACT

Nigella sativa seeds (Kalonji) have been widely used in traditional medicine as diuretic, antihypertensive liver tonic, digestive, antidiarrheal, appetite stimulant, emmenagogue, analgesic, anthelmintic, antibacterial and useful in skin disorders. Consequently, Kalonji has been extensively studied for its biological activities and has been shown to be antidiabetic, anticancer and immunomodulator, analgesic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, bronchodilator, hepatoprotective, antihypertensive, renal protective and antioxidant properties
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