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Nigella sativa Seed Extracts in Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Applications

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Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality, and Applications

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Abstract

Plants are used as traditional medicine for curing various diseases. Medicinal plants are used in formulations of herbal drugs due to their safety than allopathic medicines. Medicinal herbs are one of plant species with several medicinal and culinary applications. These herbs are exhibited several biological roles in various applications. Nigella sativa is a medicinal plant extensively used in various medicinal uses globally. N. sativa extracts and seed oils contain bioactive ingredients such as essential oils, fatty acids, sterols, and vitamins. The plant is used as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, improve the skin pigmentation, and wound healing. It has been confirmed that the therapeutic traits of N. sativa is due to the thymoquinone (TQ), the main bioactive compound in the seed extracts and also in the seed oils. The present book chapter is focused on bioactive compounds, as well as the therapeutic and nutritional aspects of seed extracts and seed oil of N. sativa with exploring their properties for the development of novel foods and pharmaceuticals.

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Ambati, R.R., Ramadan, M.F. (2021). Nigella sativa Seed Extracts in Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Applications. In: Fawzy Ramadan, M. (eds) Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality, and Applications. Food Bioactive Ingredients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48798-0_31

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