Consumer overview of black seed uses, side effects, and safety.
Black Seed Oil
Black seed oil, derived from the seeds of Nigella sativa, has attracted growing interest among researchers studying natural approaches to health and disease. For centuries it has been used in traditional medicine throughout the Middle East, Asia, and parts of Africa. Black Seed Oil and Cancer: What Research Suggests Black seed oil, derived from the seeds of Nigella sativa.
Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled safety study in healthy subjects.
Review of black seed oil and thymoquinone as possible epigenetic therapy in cancer models.
Evidence-based review of preclinical and clinical studies for Nigella sativa and thymoquinone in cancer.
Review focused on apoptosis and potential cancer-treatment roles.
Review of thymoquinone from basic research toward clinical investigation, noting no proven clinical cancer application.
Study examining thermal processing, quinone composition, and anticancer activity.
Review of black seed and thymoquinone effects on cancer-related molecular pathways.
Full-text review of black cumin anticancer mechanisms and studies.
Cancer-focused review of Nigella sativa seed, oil, extracts, and active principles.
Public nutrition overview of black cumin/Nigella sativa evidence.
NCI dictionary entry describing black seed oil extract supplement and possible antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, and TME-related mechanisms.
NCI dictionary entry for topical Nigella sativa seed oil.
Cancer-center herb monograph noting black cumin seed has not been shown to treat cancer in humans.