Nigella sativa for the treatment of COVID-19: An open-label randomized controlled clinical trial
Abdulrahman E Koshak, Emad A Koshak, Abdullah F Mobeireek, Mazen A Badawi, Siraj O Wali, Husam M Malibary, Ali F Atwah, Meshari M Alhamdan, Reem A Almalki, Tariq A Madani
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102769
Background: Effective treatment for Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is under intensive research. Nigella sativa oil (NSO) is a herbal medicine with antiviral and immunomodulatory activities, and has been recommended for the treatment of COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of NSO treatment in patients with COVID-19. Methods: All adult patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms presented to King
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors report no declarations of interest.
Appendix A. Supplementary data Supplementary material related to this article can be found, in the online version, at doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102769.
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