title: Chemical composition of Nigella sativa Linn: Part 2 Recent advances.
abstract: The black cumin or Nigella sativa L. seeds have many acclaimed medicinal properties such as bronchodilatory, hypotensive, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and immunopotentiating. This review article is an update on the previous article published on Nigella sativa L. in this journal in 1999. It covers the medicinal properties and chemical syntheses of the alkaloids isolated from the seeds of the herb.
authors.affiliation: Biomolecular Science Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK. m.a.khan@shu.ac.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akram Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzal
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D031881:Nigella sativa / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Alkaloids; Chemical composition; Medicinal properties; Nigella sativa Linn; Organic synthesis