Black Cumin and Reduced Interleukin-1β Levels

• A crossover randomized controlled trial examining the effects of black seed (Nigella sativa) supplementation on IL-1β, IL-6 and leptin, and insulin parameters in overweight and obese women.

  • 2024-01-05
  • RCT
  • BMC complementary medicine and therapies 24(1)
  • • Elham Razmpoosh
    • Sara Safi
    • Mahta Mazaheri
    • Saman Khalesi
    • Majid Nazari
    • Parvin Mirmiran
    • Azadeh Nadjarzadeh

  • PubMed: 38178093
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04226-y

  6 Insights on

  • Reduced Interleukin-1β Levels

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  and serum levels of IL-1β with medium-high effect sizes(d=-1.6, P < 0.001).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  2000 mg/day