VALO'S ARCHIVE

Introduction Nigella sativa , commonly known as Black Cumin, Black Seed, or Black Cumin Seed is native to South Asia ( R ). Black Cumin seed has been used in Middle Eastern folk medicine as a natural remedy for various diseases for over 2000 years ( R ). “Use Black seed regularly, since it is a cure for every disease except death” (Prophet Muhammad) ( R ) , and its many uses have earned Black Cumin the Arabic approbation “ The Blessed Seed “ ( R ). Raw seeds, seed oil, or seed extract have been used alone or in combination with other ingredients, as a traditional medicine in the treatment of various health conditions, such as eczema, cough, headache, diabetes, asthma, infection, and hypertension ( R ). Due to its miraculous power of healing, Black Cumin has got the place among the top-ranked evidence-based herbal medicines ( R ). Most of the therapeutic properties of Black Cumin seed are due to t...

Abstract In a multicentre study the effect of ranitidine on healing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) associated peptic ulcers was compared in a group of patients who had stopped NSAID treatment with another group who continued with NSAID treatment. A total of 190 patients with confirmed ulcers were randomised to continue or stop NSAID treatment. All patients in addition received ranitidine 150 mg twice daily. Patients were endoscopically monitored at four, eight, and 12 weeks. Gastric ulcers at eight weeks had healed in 63% of those taking NSAIDs compared with 95% of those who had stopped NSAID treatment. For duodenal ulcer the healing rates at eight weeks were 84% in the group continuing NSAIDs compared with 100% in those who stopped NSAIDs. The differences in healing rates were statistically significant for both gastric ulcer (p = 0.001) and for duodenal ulcer (p = 0.006). At 12 weeks, 79% of gastric ulcers and 92% of duodenal ulcers were healed in the group continu...