Herbal treatment of allergic rhinitis: the use of Nigella sativa

Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory action of Nigella sativa and thymoquinone: A comprehensive review

“…A recent study by Nikakhlagh and colleagues investigated the anti-inflammatory role of N. sativa oil in patients with allergic rhinitis. In that study, patients consumed placebo capsules or capsules containing 0.5 ml of N. sativa oil on a daily basis for 30 days [33]. It was demonstrated that N. sativa oil treatment could significantly suppress nasal mucosal congestion, nasal itching, sneezing attacks, turbinate hypertrophy, and mucosal pallor [33].…”

A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb

“…The anti-allergic effects of N. sativa components could be attributed to allergic rhinitis. Moreover, N. sativa should be considered for treating allergic rhinitis when the effects of other anti-allergic drugs need to be avoided [73] .…”

Evaluation of Therapeutic Efficacy of Nigella sativa (Black Seed) for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis"

“…This herb has been used for many diseases since no signs of toxicity or serious side effects were known in antiquity (24) . The role of herbal medicine in allergic rhinitis as an effective therapy has not been studied extensively (15,16,17,25) and up to our knowledge, the use of topical N.S extract in treating A.R has not been studied yet. Although few studies have been conducted to illustrate the possibility of therapeutic effect of this herb on other allergic diseases like asthma (9,2,10,11,26) and allergic disease of the skin like urticaria (27) .…”