Nigella sativa var. hispidula

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Nigella sativa var. brachyloba
• Nigella glandulifera

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Ranunculales, it is classified under the family Ranunculaceae. Its specific taxonomic designation is within the genus Nigella as the variety hispidula.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific and limited geographical range within certain regions of Asia. It can be found growing naturally across parts of Central Asia, specifically within the country of Turkmenistan. Furthermore, its distribution extends into Western Asia, where it is located in Iran. These two nations represent the primary habitats for this particular variety. Consequently, its occurrence is concentrated within these specific territorial boundaries.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Nigella sativa var. hispidula has 1 reported plant parts identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include seed.

Seed

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
3. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
4. Planta medica
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Nigella sativa var. hispidula has 22 reported phytochemicals identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include BETA-SITOSTEROL, p-Hydroxybenzoic acid, sucrose, 1-O-hexadecanolenin, 3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]-hederagenin.

BETA-SITOSTEROL

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

p-Hydroxybenzoic acid

1. Natural product research
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

sucrose

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

1-O-hexadecanolenin

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]-hederagenin

1. Journal of chromatography. A

Agrocybenine

1. Phytochemistry

Daucosterol

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Fatty acids

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

Hederagenin

1. Journal of chromatography. A

Nigeglanine

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

Activities

Nigella sativa var. hispidula has 2 reported activities identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiarthritic, Cytotoxic.

Antiarthritic

1. BioMed research international

Cytotoxic

1. Planta medica

Preparations