From Molecular Pathology of COVID 19 to Nigella Sativum as a Treatment Option: Scientific Based Evidence of Its Myth or Reality

Atif, Muhammad; Naz, Farrah; Akhtar, Junaid; Imran, Muhammad; Saleem, Sidrah; Akram, Javed; Imran, Muhammad; Ullah, Muhammad Ikram

COVID-19 virus is a causative agent of viral pandemic in human beings which specifically targets respiratory system of humans and causes viral pneumonia. This unusual viral pneumonia is rapidly spreading to all parts of the world, currently affecting about 105 million people with 2.3 million deaths. Current review described history, genomic characteristics, replication, and pathogenesis of COVID-19 with special emphasis on Nigella sativum (N. sativum) as a treatment option. N. sativum seeds are historically and religiously used over the centuries, both for prevention and treatment of different diseases. This review summarizes the potential role of N. sativum seeds against COVID-19 infection at levels of in silico, cell lines and animal models. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: Supplementary material (Appendixes 1) is available in the online version of this article at 10.1007/s11655-021-3311-z.