Nigella sativa (black seed) ile ilgili yapılan çalışma

Nigella sativa (black seed)

This was an open-label study conducted in 49
patients (age 6–15 years) with atopic eczema (n = 6),
bronchial asthma (n = 6) and/or seasonal allergic rhinitis

(n = 45). A prick test for inhalation allergens was per-
formed in all cases studied. All patients were treated

with black seed oil capsules. Each patient took two

capsules, three times daily, for 6–8 weeks. The subjec-
tive severity of various clinical parameters (hay fever,

conjunctivitis, bronchial asthma, skin eczema, general
condition) was assessed before and after treatment.
In these 49 patients with allergic rhinitis, atopic

eczema and/or bronchial asthma, subjective improve-
ment of clinical symptoms occurred in 37/49 patients

(76%) while 12/49 (24%) observed no response to
therapy. In the subgroup with allergic rhinitis, 35/45
patients (78%) had subjective improvement of clinical
symptoms while 10/45 (22%) remained unchanged.


Phytother. Res. 17, 1209–1214 (2003)
Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1356,