Wild Black Seed (Nigella damascena)
野黑种草yě hēi zhǒng cǎoYeheizhongcao
Nigella damascena · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood thinners; may lower blood sugar; limited safety data.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Wild Black Seed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Wild Black Seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Nigella damascena and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial6 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant6 records
- Benefit Immune1 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Respiratory0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome5 records, 1 in people