Black Cumin and Reduced Two-Hour Postprandial Glucose

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 1,000 (median 1,000, IQR 1,000–1,000) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 3.7 months · IQR 3.7 months–3.7 months · Range 3.7 months–3.7 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Effect of Nigella sativa-L supplementation on glycemia in adolescent polycystic ovarian syndrome: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial study.

2025-03-07
RCT
Journal of ovarian research 18(1)
- Azamsadat Mahmoudian
- Akram Ashouri
- Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh
- Roghaieh Rahmani Bilandi
- Sareh Dashti
- Narjes Bahri

PubMed: 40055705
DOI: 10.1186/s13048-025-01634-1

3 Insights on

Reduced Two-Hour Postprandial Glucose

High evidence
Clinical

Post-intervention, significant interaction effects were observed for two-hour post-prandial glucose (p=0.023) indicating more significant reductions in the Nigella sativa group compared to the control group.

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Small
Significant: Yes
Dose: 1000 mg/day