It is estimated by theWorld Health Organization (WHO) that most of the worldââ?¬â?¢s population depends on herbal medicine for their\nhealth care. Nigella sativa (N. sativa), also known as black-caraway and as ââ?¬Å?Kalonji,ââ?¬Â is a well-known seed all over theworld. It is one\nof the most common medicinal plants worldwide and contains many useful chemical constituents that we can find in its fixed oil,\nsuch as thymoquinone, thymohydroquinone, dithymoquinone, thymol, nigellicine, carvacrol, nigellimine, nigellicine, nigellidine,\nand alpha-hederin. Due to these numerous important ingredients it was found that it affects different areas of our body and has\nmany pharmacological effects as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing effect and also for acne vulgaris,\nskin cancer, pigmentation, andmany cosmeceutical applications. Based on the folklore usage of N. sativa seeds and oil, they are used\nin various systems of food and medicines. The aim of this article is to provide a detailed survey of the literature of cosmeceutical\nand external applications of N. sativa which is expected to stimulate further studies on this subject.
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