What is Thymoquinone? What does Thymoquinone do? Why ThymoQuin over the others?
So, what does ThymoQuin* do? I’ve read that black cumin seed oil or Nigella Sativa oil is reported to have many healing effects, but what sort of studies had been done?
I went to TriNutra’s website because they are the first to perfect the process to produce a standard 3% thymoquinone and they’re able to do it at scale, meaning they’re able to produce enough to meet the demand. This is important because first there are many products on the market that have black seed oil in them but they are not all created equal. More on that in a later article.
So, looking at this PDF provided by TriNutra I saw that 3 main things were highlighted regarding the benefit of ThymoQuin. First, the synergism created by using ThymoQuin in conjunction with Omega-3; second, anti-inflammatory activity; third, its effect on oxygen consumption.
The following charts are from TriNutra and can be found here.
First, the synergy. So Dictionary.com defines synergy as: “the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.” In other words, when ThymoQuin is combined with Omega-3 the effective anti-inflammatory activity is much higher than each separately. This is good for a lot of reasons. We all know that inflammation is the cause of a host of conditions or illnesses or it exacerbates them. Anything that would help us decrease inflammation is a good thing.
Second, anti-inflammatory activity. Not all Nigella Sativa oil or thymoquinone products are the same. TriNutra has been able to standardize the thymoquinone concentration in the oil they produce at 3%. At this concentration it has a much greater inflammation inhibition than other products at much lower concentrations. Controlling inflammation is important for maintaining overall health, but also for those who have acute problems, lowering inflammation may also help.
Third, oxygen consumption. This one was a little harder for me to wrap my head around, but basically oxygen consumption is a measure of metabolic rate. This chart is showing the results of a test where they tested oxygen consumption in lab mice. One group, the control, was a group of lean mice eating a healthy lean diet. One group was a group of mice on a high fat diet. The last group was a group of mice on a high fat diet who were also given ThymoQuin. What the results show is that the mice who were on a high fat diet and had ThymoQuin had almost the same oxygen consumption as the lean mice. From what I’ve read so far this means that those with the ThymoQuin were better able to convert food into energy than those just on a high fat diet.
Nothing in this article has been evaluated by the FDA or any other governing body. I am simply reading the information I have found and piecing it together for you to read.
Reading through this information is exciting. There is so much that this ancient medicine can be used for and with the standardization and quality production of ThymoQuin the benefits can be far reaching.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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