Affiliation:
1. Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
Abstract
Background:
Some individuals may experience symptoms persisting for many months after
the recovery from COVID-19 and patients with Long COVID are managed mainly with symptomatic
treatment and supportive care.
Objective:
This review article focuses on the beneficial effects of black seeds (Nigella Sativa) in the
management of long COVID and persistent COVID symptoms.
Methods:
The literature was searched in databases such as LitCOVID, Web of Science, Google Scholar,
bioRxiv, medRxiv, Science Direct, EBSCO, Scopus, Embase, and reference lists to identify studies,
which evaluated various effects of black seeds (N. sativa) related to signs and symptoms of Long
COVID.
Results:
Black seeds (N. sativa) have shown potential anti-COVID, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant,
immunomodulatory, antihypertensive, anti-obesity, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, and antiasthmatic
properties in various clinical, animal, in-vitro, in-vivo, and in-silico studies, which would
help the patients recovered from COVID to mitigate Long COVID complications.
Conclusion:
Patients experiencing Long COVID may use black seeds (N. sativa) as adjunctive therapy
in combination with symptomatic treatment and supportive care to prevent further deterioration and
hospitalization. The safety and efficacy of N. sativa in patients with Long-COVID would further be
established by future randomized controlled clinical trials.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Microbiology (medical),Pharmacology,Molecular Medicine,General Medicine
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