Instead, it stated that the decision to get routine screening mammograms before age 50 should be an individual one and take patient context into account, including the patient's values regarding specific benefits and harms..
The seed coat helps protect the embryo from mechanical injury, predators and drying out. Depending on its development, the seed coat is either bitegmic or unitegmic. Bitegmic seeds form a testa from the outer integument and a tegmen from the inner integument while unitegmic seeds have only one integument.
A research study performed by the Institute of Pharmacology at Karl-Franzens-University of Graz in Austria confirmed the presence of several chemicals in black seeds that act as antioxidants in the human body. Many other scientific studies state that administration of black seeds offer several medicinal benefits due to the presence of antioxidants. It should be noted that black seeds are considered an herbal, alternative treatment so a consultation with a physician is advised prior to the administration of black seeds for treatment of any medical condition.