Nigella sativa and Its Active Compound, Thymoquinone, Accelerate Wound Healing in an In Vivo Animal Model: A Comprehensive Review

Sallehuddin, N. and Nordin, A. and Bt Hj Idrus, R. and Fauzi, M. B.

Int J Environ Res Public Health (2020) 17:

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17114160

Abstract

Nigella sativa (NS) has been reported to have a therapeutic effect towards skin wound healing via its anti-inflammatory, tissue growth stimulation, and antioxidative properties. This review examines all the available studies on the association of Nigella sativa (NS) and skin wound healing. The search was performed in Medline via EBSCOhost and Scopus databases to retrieve the related papers released between 1970 and March 2020. The principal inclusion criteria were original article issued in English that stated wound healing criteria of in vivo skin model with topically applied NS. The search discovered 10 related articles that fulfilled the required inclusion criteria. Studies included comprise different types of wounds, namely excisional, burn, and diabetic wounds. Seven studies unravelled positive results associated with NS on skin wound healing. Thymoquinone has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties, which mainly contributed to wound healing process.

Citation

Sallehuddin, N., Nordin, A., Bt Hj Idrus, R., & Fauzi, M. B. (2020). Nigella sativa and Its Active Compound, Thymoquinone, Accelerate Wound Healing in an In Vivo Animal Model: A Comprehensive Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114160 Animals, Plant Extracts/*pharmacology, *Wound Healing, Models, Animal, *Nigella sativa, *antioxidant, *anti-inflammatory, *antibacterial, *Benzoquinones, *skin wound healing, *thymoquinone

Keywords

• Animals
• Plant Extracts/*pharmacology
• *Wound Healing
• Models
• Animal
• *Nigella sativa
• *antioxidant
• *anti-inflammatory
• *antibacterial
• *Benzoquinones
• *skin wound healing
• *thymoquinone