Australian researchers have found that the seeds of a plant called Nigella sativa can be used to treat Covid-19 infection. Fennel, found in North Africa and West Asia, has been used for a number of medical conditions, including inflammation and infections, for centuries.
A recent study led by researchers from the University of Technology in Sydney suggests that fennel may help treat Kovid-19 infection. The study has been published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology and is titled “The role of thymoquinone, a key component of Nigella sativa in the treatment of inflammatory and infectious diseases.”
How kalonji is beneficial in the treatment of covid-19
Professor Kneez Fatima Shad of the University of Technology, Sydney said, “There is much evidence from modeling studies that Thymoquinone, an active ingredient of Nigella sativa, commonly known as fennel, can cause the Kovid-19 virus spike. Proteins.
By doing this, the virus prevents infection in the lungs. It can prevent a ‘cytokine’ storm for those infected with COVID-19 and hospitalized. “

What is thymoquinone
Thymoquinone is the main ingredient of fennel, which helps treat a variety of diseases such as asthma, eczema, arthritis, osteoarthritis and multiple sclerosis. It helps cure any kind of viral allergy.
Here are other benefits of Kalonji
Kalonji has been shown to be helpful in treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes mellitus. As an anti-inflammatory treatment, it helps patients with allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, eczema, osteoarthritis and epilepsy.
Co-author of the study, Dr. Wissam Soubra, “Advances in pharmaceutical developments such as nanotechnology have provided an opportunity to make this barrier an effective oral drug.
In addition, the drug has recently been successfully administered to patients in the form of nasal spray and tropical paste.
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