In the absence of proven antiviral therapy or specific vaccination against COVID-19, Nigella seed oil is suggested as a potential supplement due to its known immunostimulatory and antiviral activities in previous published studies.~Nigella (known as black seed) in the Latin language or Habatulbarakah in the Arabic language, is a food supplement and a medicinal plant well known in Arab and Islamic culture. It is used as a food spice and it has a lot of medical claims that come from different historical backgrounds. Nigella seeds contain several active compounds that have been isolated, identified and reported, the most important being thymoquinone.~In the literature, black seed has shown several pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral and immunostimulatory activities.
The world is currently facing a crisis because of this potentially fatal situation of the COVID-19 epidemic without proven efficacy for any drug treatment, while the vaccination is not yet.~This epidemic is caused by a new betacorona virus, now called SARS-CoV-2. The most common symptoms reported are fever, cough or chest tightness, and dyspnea. Most cases have a mild course