Thymoquinone,(phytochemical) the active substance in blackseeds has been studied in tumour models of rats, mice and in tumour cell lines. Pre clinical research results demonstrate its role in anti-cancer effects by promoting apoptosis or inhibiting survival. It has been used in traditional medicine from old times with less/no side effects.
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- Thymoquinone is te most active compound, it has been demonstrated to have strong anticancer and apoptogenic effects. I'm not studying its effect in Lab, meanwhile I've studied the effect of Nigella staiva from Algeria, and promising results have been obtained.
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Thank you so much for your answers and refs. they will be helpful. I wanted to clarify, thymoquinone is the most active substance in black seeds (nigella sativa) that's what you studied. Because some people also use the fennel seed (feoniculum vulgare) which is also medicinal. Which specific cancer did you study?
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