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"Green tea46 Lingzhi mushroom47 AO Licorice root (powder) Marjoram Oregano (also oregano oil) Parsley Pau D 'Arco Red clover that an extract of nigella sativa seed oil, known as thymoquinone, can remedy one of the most virulent and difficult to treat cancers: pancreatic cancer. The extract does this by blocking pancreatic cell growth, and actually enhancing the built-in cellular function that causes programmed cell death, or apoptosis. 45 Ginseng can increase cell oxygenation by 25%, which is very beneficial for any type of cancer." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Cancer Lett, 51r:109-14, May 1, 1991 Nair SC, Salomi MJ, Panikkar B, Panikkar KR, Modulatory effects of Crocus sativus and nigella sativa extracts on cisplatin-induced toxicity in mice. J Ethnopharmacol, 16:75-83, Jan. 1991 Roth L, Daunderer M, Kormann K, Giftpflanzen, Pflanzengifte, 4. Aufl., Ecomed Fachverlag Landsberg Lech 1993. Salomi MJ, Nair SC, Panikkar KR, Inhibitory effects of nigella sativa and saffron (Crocus sativus) on chemical carcinogenesis in mice. Nutr Cancer, 16:67-72, 1991. Steinegger E, Hansel R, Pharmakognosie, 5. Aufl., Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"Fig. 2: nigella sativa L. An annual herb, about 30-60 cm in height. The leaves are multiple pinnate and the leaflets are narrow and lanceolate to linear. The small flowers bear 5 white petals and numerous stamens with a circular arrangement of 5—10 nectorial petals in between, and 4—7 fused ovaries. The ripe follicles contain numerous black seeds. API: Upakuncika Plant source: nigella sativa L. (black cumin), Ranunculaceae. Synonyms: Upakuncika (Ayur.), Nigella seed, Small fennel (Engl.), Nigelle, Cumin noir (Fr." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"Salomi MJ, Nair SC, Panikkar KR, Inhibitory effects of nigella sativa and saffron (Crocus sativus) on chemical carcinogenesis in mice. Nutr Cancer, 16:67-72, 1991. Steinegger E, Hansel R, Pharmakognosie, 5. Aufl., Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992. Tang W, Eisenbrand G, Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin, Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992. Teuscher E, Lindequist U, Biogene Gifte - Biologie, Chemie, Pharmakologie, 2. Aufl., Fischer Verlag Stuttgart 1994. Teuscher E, Biogene Arzneimittel, 5. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges. mbH Stuttgart 1997. Wichtl M (Hrsg.), Teedrogen, 4. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"NUTMEG Botanical Name: nigella sativa. Common Names: Nutmeg flower, black caraway, nutmeg, flower seed, black cummin, nigella seed, bishop's wort, small fennel flower. Medicinal Properties: Expectorant, deobstruent, sialagogue, emmenagogue, antigas. Much used for seasoning food. Prevents gas and fermentation. ORIGANUM (Whole plant) Botanical Name: Origanum vulgare. Common Names: Wild marjoram, origanum, winter marjoram, mountain mint, winter sweet. Medicinal Properties: Aromatic, pungent, stomachic, tonic, stimulant, emmenagogue, carminative, diaphoretic." - Jethro Kloss, Back To Eden (Get the book.)

"The essential and fixed oils and the unsaponifiable matter of the seeds of nigella sativa showed antifungal activity against Fusarium solani, F. moniliforme, Helminthosporium oryzae, H. turci-cum, Pythium vexans, Rhizoctonia bataticola, R. solani, Alternaria helianthi, Colletotrichum cap-sici and Pyricularia setariae. was prescribed internally by Sushruta in dyspepsia, catarrh, cough and asthma. The white (shveta) Barbari (syn. Kharpushpa) of Bhaavaprakaasha was prescribed in pediatric medicine for cough and helminthic infestations." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.) "The alcoholic extract of nigella sativa seeds was inhibitory of E. coli and Staph, aureus, whilst the aqueous extract was inactive. The 50 % ethanolic extract of the seeds had no antibacterial activity. The petroleum extract was found active against Mic. pyogenes var. aureus, B. subtilis, Dip. pneumoniae and Strep, pyogenes. The essential oil from the seeds showed antibacterial activity against B. subtilis, B. shigella dysenteriae, Sh. boydi, B. anthracis, B. pumilus, Sal. paratyphi, Sh. niger, Sh. sonnie and B. cereus, Staph, albus, Staph, aureus, Staph, lutea, E. coli and Sal. typhi." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.) "The aqueous extract of the roasted seeds of nigella sativa showed cholinomimetic action on rabbit duodenum, guinea-pig ileum and on dog blood pressure. It also exhibited a nicotinic effect after the blockade of its muscarinic activity by atropine on the rectus abdominis muscle of toad. The essential oil from the seeds and the unsa-ponifiable matter showed a depressant action on frog heart. The oil had a relaxant effect on the isolated smooth muscle of rat. The unsaponifiable matter showed a CNS-depressant action as well as a spasmogenic effect on the isolated rat ileum." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.) "The seeds of nigella sativa showed marked galactagogue action in rats, as revealed by an increase in the weight of the litters of rats fed with the seeds. Histological examination showed more proliferation of acini and secretory activity in breast tissues of the mother rats fed with N. sativa seeds, the action being more potent than that of Jeera (Cuminum cyminum) which is also considered to be a galactagogue. In a study, the galactagogue principle was found to occur in the ether extract of the seed which, at a concentration of 1." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.)

"API: Upakuncika Plant source: nigella sativa L. (black cumin), Ranunculaceae. Synonyms: Upakuncika (Ayur.), Nigella seed, Small fennel (Engl.), Nigelle, Cumin noir (Fr.), Schwarzkummel, Schwarzer Kreuzkummel, schwarzer romischer Koriander, Nigellensamen (Ger.), Semen Nigellae sativae, Semen Cumini nigri, Semen Melanthii (Lat.), Niguilla (Span.), Kalonji, Shunee^, Hab-batus-Sauda, Shamee^ (Unani). Origin: Native to, and cultivated in, western Asia as far as India, and especially Egypt. The material of commerce is imported from Egypt and Turkey." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"Studies on the antimicrobial activity of nigella sativa seed (black cumin). J Ethnopharmacol 1991, 34, (2-3), 275-278. 30. Yao, X. J.; Wainberg, M. A.; Parniak, M. A., Mechanism of inhibition of HIV-1 infection in vitro by purified extract of Prunella vulgaris. Virology 1992, 187, (1), 56-62. 31. Kashman, Y; Gustafson, K. R.; Fuller, R. W.; Cardellina, J. H., 2nd; McMahon, J. B.; Currens, M. J.; Buckheit, R. W„ Jr.; Hughes, S. H.; Cragg, G. M.; Boyd, M. R.. The calanolides. a novel HIV-inhibitory class of coumarin derivatives from the tropical rainforest tree, Calophyllum lanigerum." - Amarjit S. Basra, Handbook of Medicinal Plants (Get the book.)

"Cumin (Cuminum cyminum, Nigeria sativa, nigella sativa) The name cumin is of Semitic origin but unknown meaning. Nigeria means "of or from Nigeria"; sativa means "cultivated." General Information Cumin is native to the eastern Mediterranean, especially the upper reaches of the Nile. The seeds resemble caraway in appearance but are slightly longer and lighter in color, with quite a different flavor, being hot and pungent." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

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