From Molecular Pathology of COVID 19 to Nigella Sativum as a Treatment Option: Scientific Based Evidence of Its Myth or Reality.
10.1007/s11655-021-3311-z
- Author:
Muhammad ATIF
1
;
Farrah NAZ
2
;
Junaid AKHTAR
3
;
Muhammad IMRAN
3
;
Sidrah SALEEM
3
;
Javed AKRAM
4
;
Muhammad IMRAN
5
;
Muhammad Ikram ULLAH
1
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, 75471, Saudi Arabia.
2. Department of Microbiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
3. Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, 54600, Pakistan.
4. University of Health Sciences, Lahore, 54600, Pakistan.
5. University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan. mi.bannu@yahoo.com.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
COVID-19;
Nigella sativum;
coronavirus;
nCoV-19;
review
- MeSH:
Animals;
COVID-19;
Humans;
Nigella;
Pandemics;
Pathology, Molecular;
SARS-CoV-2
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2022;28(1):88-95
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
COVID-19 virus is a causative agent of viral pandemic in human beings which specifically targets respiratory system of humans and causes viral pneumonia. This unusual viral pneumonia is rapidly spreading to all parts of the world, currently affecting about 105 million people with 2.3 million deaths. Current review described history, genomic characteristics, replication, and pathogenesis of COVID-19 with special emphasis on Nigella sativum (N. sativum) as a treatment option. N. sativum seeds are historically and religiously used over the centuries, both for prevention and treatment of different diseases. This review summarizes the potential role of N. sativum seeds against COVID-19 infection at levels of in silico, cell lines and animal models.
