“From here to eternity – the secret of Pharaohs: Therapeutic potential of black cumin seeds and beyond” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2583426/
“Anticarcinogenic effects of some Indian plant products.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1473788
“Plant products as protective agents against cancer.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2283166
“Potential of spice-derived phytochemicals for cancer prevention.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18612945
“Antimicrobial and chemopreventive properties of herbs and spices.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15180577
“Antioxidant activity and protecting health effects of common medicinal plants.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23034115
“Chemopreventive effects of Cuminum cyminum in chemically induced forestomach and uterine cervix tumors in murine model systems.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15087270
“Cancer cell signaling pathways targeted by spice-derived nutraceuticals.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3645308/
“Modulation of apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2 cells) by a standardized herbal decoction of Nigella sativa seeds, Hemidesmus indicus roots and Smilax glabra rhizomes with anti- hepatocarcinogenic effects.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364896/
“A long-term investigation of the anti-hepatocarcinogenic potential of an indigenous medicine comprised of Nigella sativa, Hemidesmus indicus and Smilax glabra” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475831/
“[Anti-metastasis effect of thymoquinone on human pancreatic cancer]… thymoquinone (TQ), a component derived from the medicinal spice Nigella sativa (also called black cumin)” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22007514
“Thymoquinone suppresses metastasis of melanoma cells by inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome… our results indicate that thymoquinone can be a potential immunotherapeutic agent not only as an adjuvant therapy for melanoma, but also, in the control and prevention of metastatic melanoma.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23583630