Backgound: The major obstacle limiting the use of aminoglycoside, antibiotics has been and continues to be the possibility of drug induced ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Study dsign: Changes in biochemical parameters related to nephropathy before and after of nigella sativa were observed. Material and methods: Ten rabbits were included in the study, comprised as group 1 and 11. Group I was onl...

BACKGROUND Nigella sativa (black cumin) and Cinnamomum cassia (Cinnamon) are an integral part of the Indian diet, and have also been sourced in the ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, for their medicinal properties. Both the herbs individually have been successfully evaluated for their preliminary antidiabetic potential. OBJECTIVE Herein, we dived deeper into antidiabetic pro...

Acoustic trauma is a common reason for hearing loss. Different agents are used to prevent the harmful effect of acoustic trauma on hearing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential preventive effect of Nigella sativa (black cumin) oil in acoustic trauma. Our experimental study was conducted with 20 Sprague Downey female rats (mean age, 12 months; mean weight 250 g). All of the proced...

The medicinal plants have attracted great attention in the recent years for better therapeutic management of diseases. Nigella sativa is one of the most extensively studied plants and has gained more and more interest for potential medical use in recent years. Historical and traditional uses of this herb have been widely documented in ancient documents; and Nigella sativa have been broadly used...

Among the promising medicinal plants, Nigella sativa, also known as Black seeds and Black cumin, has been called the “Blessed Seed” for its miraculous curing ability. Present study has been carried out to evaluate anti-oxidant properties at different germination stages of seeds of Nigella sativa. The level of antioxidant enzymes, SOD and CAT decreased gradually in the samples from first day to ...