§ Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)
is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2).
§ The treatment of COVID-19 depend
mainly on repurposed drugs, as there is no specific antiviral drug approved.
§ Similarly, the herbal drug (Black seeds) could be
added as a treatment option of COVID-19 as it has shown to possess following medicinal properties relevant to the signs
and symptoms and causative organism of COVID-19…
Ø Antiviral
Ø Antioxidant
Ø Anti-inflammatory
Ø Anticoagulant
Ø Immunomodulatory
Ø Bronchodilatory
Ø Antihistaminic
Ø Antitussive
Ø Antipyretic
Ø Analgesic
§ Various randomized controlled
trials, pilot studies, case reports and in vitro and in vivo studies confirmed
that N.sativa has above mentioned medicinal properties.
§ In addition, N.sativa has also
shown anti-hypertensive, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-ulcer,
and antineoplastic activities which would help the COVID-19 patients with
comorbid conditions.
