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. 1989 Jan-Jun;8(3-4):262–266.

ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY OF NIGELLA SATIVA

MJ Salomi *, KR Panikkar *, M Kesavan , K Donata Sr , K Rajagopalan
PMCID: PMC3336718  PMID: 22557660

Abstract

An extract of Smilax china, Hemidesmus indicus and Nigella Sativa on the ratio 3:2:1, prepared by boiling in water and concentrated could completely cure cases of oral canger diagnosed by modern methods. Cytotoxic studies with the three components showed activity in Nigella sativa at a concentration of 25 microgram equivalent of the dry powder against Dalton's lymphoma ascites cells. Animal experiments indicated the retarded growth of ascites as compared to the controls with a longivity of 90%.

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