
Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Therapeutics of Black Cumin Seed
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Key Features
- Thoroughly explores the biochemical composition, nutritional values, functional and medicinal potentials of black cumin seed and where they can be grown worldwide
- Covers the cultivation and agricultural practices of black cumin seeds
- Brings medicinal uses of black cumin seeds, such as anti-malarial and anti-cancer activities
- Details the biological activities of the black cumin seeds and its nutritional effects
Readership
Black cumin seed producers, Food and chemistry students, nutraceuticals and pharmaceutical companies, unconventional oils producing companies, seed oils researchers, Institutes and research groups of medicinal plants and botanic
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, agronomy, varieties and production of black cumin
2. The history of medicinal use of black cumin seed and its position in various cultures
3. Effect of climate, soil type, irrigation and agricultural practices on bioactive compounds of Black Cumin
4. Black cumin: Physiological, Morphological, growth and agricultural yield
5. Biochemical composition, carbohydrates, polysaccharides and Nutritional value of black cumin seeds
6. Black cumin seed oil, protein, protein concentrates and hydrolysate
7. Black cumin seeds as a potential functional food
8. Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) essential oils and aroma quality
9. Effect of different food processing techniques on the composition of black cumin seed and seed oil
10. Black cumin seed as animal feed
11. Biological activities anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-microbial of black cumin seeds
12. Therapeutic potentials of the Nigella sativa L. seed
13. Anti-hypercholesterolemic and anti-hyperglycaemic effects of black cumin seeds
14. The Anticancer Properties of Black cumin seed bioactive compounds
15. Antioxidant activity and phenolic content of black cumin seeds
16. Antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-malarial effect of black seed oil
17. Neuroprotective effect of Black cumin seed and seed oil
18. Black cumin (Nigella sativa) to treat bronchial asthma, ischemia and cardiovascular diseases
19. Potential medicinal properties of black cumin (Nigella sativa) in traditional medicine
Product details
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2022
- Published: August 1, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323907880
About the Editor
Abdalbasit Mariod
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