Black Seed Oil Evaluated for Chronic Inflammation

Short-term use of black seed oil may reduce chronic inflammation and is being tested in the treatment of COVID-19.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Black seed oil may be an alternative herbal treatment for combating COVID-19

• The bioactive compounds have an antihistamine effect and anti-inflammatory properties that downregulate interferon regulatory factor 3 activation and promote autophagy

• Researchers hypothesize that several of the terpenes in the oil are similar in structure to chl…