Evaluation of the Anticancer Effects of Nigella sativa Stem Extract using Inhibition of Cell Proliferation

The unregulated spread of abnormal cells across the body characterizes cancer, one of the most devastating diseases that humanity has ever encountered. The normal process of cell division occurs when the body needs new cells to replace damaged or dead cells. The study found that Nigella sativa stem has anticancer activity, with phenols, flavonoids, saponins, and glycosides present in its phytochemical screening. In an in-vivo study, rats supplemented with N. sativa showed no significant changes in liver and heart architecture, serum ALT and AST levels, or liver tissue pathology. We still don’t know which chemical components in the stem are responsible for its anticancer action, but the study did find that participants’ body weights stayed healthy.